Hubble is often associated with distant galaxies, but some of its most surprising discoveries were much closer to home. From ...

Last year, our most detailed map of the universe yet suggested our understanding of dark energy has been wrong for decades. The shock result is reigniting the search for a better cosmic story ...

From gamma ray bursts and supernova explosions to black holes and unknown alien life, we rank the scariest things in the ...

“Neon is the fifth most abundant element in the universe,” says Todd Matuszewicz. That’s how the co-president of Save the Signs ends every tour he gives of Morry’s Neon, where he’s worked on and off ...

Levon Pogosian receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. The work described in this article was enabled in part by support provided by the BC DRI Group and ...

Hubble image of the Egg Nebula. A disc of gas and dust surrounded by beams of light and concentric rings of dust. (SA / Hubble & NASA, B. Balick (University of Washington)) Hubble may no longer be the ...

This stunning image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a dramatic interplay of light and shadow in the Egg Nebula, sculpted by freshly ejected stardust. Located approximately 1,000 light-years ...

Space scientists have shown off an incredible image of a “space egg.” NASA said Tuesday the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a dramatic interplay of light and shadow in what’s called the Egg Nebula ...

Light emerges from a dusty disk ejected from a waning star's surface just a few hundred years ago in the Egg Nebula. Credit: ESA / NASA / B. Balick (University of Washington) A new Hubble Space ...

The stunning image captures a star's dying moments wrapped in dust, light, and a cosmic conundrum still waiting to be solved. Reading time 2 minutes The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Hubble Space ...

Lurking in the southwestern corner of Aquarius the Water-bearer, globular cluster M72 doesn’t stand out. At magnitude 9.4, it ranks among the dimmest globulars Charles Messier included in his ...