John Martin Schaeberle discovered IC 405 near the end of the 19th century. The object was independently spotted shortly after by astrophotographers Max Wolf and Eugen von Gothard. It’s located in ...

NASA's Picture of the Day delves into the vast cosmic canvas, unveiling a treasure trove of deep nebulas that dot the night sky. Capturing the essence of our universe's hidden intricacies, this image ...

NASA's WISE infrared telescope, which recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of its launch into space, has returned some stunning photos lately. The new pictures from WISE short for Wide-field ...

This is the Flaming Star Nebula, a gigantic nebula 1,500 light-years away with the blazing runaway star AE Aurigae at its center. This is just one of the amazing new images revealed by NASA’s powerful ...

An inside view of the heart of the Eagle Nebula, captured by the Herschel space telescope on Oct. 24, 2009. This new portrait of NGC 6334 (the Cat's Paw Nebula) was created from images taken with the ...

Years ago, I heard reports of amateur astronomers glimpsing a huge emission nebula in our galaxy, cataloged as IC 1396. Deep astroimages showed an expansive, complex nebula in Cepheus, about 3° in ...