This image of the Carina Nebula features the "Mystic Mountain," a massive formation of dust and gas that shows strong signs of active star formation. Eta Carinae, the brightest star in this image, is ...

Each Mini Stars Kit includes: Three 3D-printed models of objects within our own Milky Way galaxy: Pillars of Creation (M16/Eagle Nebula)—a stellar nursery where new stars are born Eta Carinae ...

Abstract: We present ASCA results on the peculiar star η Car in the center of the Carina Nebula. The X-ray emission from η Car was found to be attributable to two thermal components: the ...

NASA's Hubble Telescope has unveiled stunning images of dying stars, revealing their striking beauty even in death. These ...

This 1994 Hubble image shows R136, a young stellar cluster in the 30 Doradus Nebula, located within the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy. This Hubble snapshot of MyCn18, a young planetary nebula ...

Both Gum 31 and NGC 3324 are part of a vast star-forming region known as the Carina Nebula Complex. Ultraviolet light and stellar winds from the stars of NGC 3324 have carved a cavernous area ...

"As enormous as this dusty pillar is, it's just one small piece of the greater Eagle Nebula." A breathtaking new image of the famous Eagle Nebula captures a towering pillar of gas and dust ...

The night sky during the Eta Aquariid meteor shower in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, on May 5, 2024. Credit - Thilina Kaluthotage—Getty Images The weeks-long Eta Aquariid meteor shower is about to reach ...

Halley’s comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet leads to two major meteor showers every year including the Eta Aquarids. When this meteor shower lights up the night ...

The Eta Aquariid meteor is set to peak this week Skyler Caruso is a Writer and Reporter of PEOPLE Digital Entertainment. She joined PEOPLE in 2021, but has eight years of experience working in ...