Though space is chock-full of interstellar medium, it tends to be invisible unless lit up by a celestial spotlight. Sometimes ...

"We think every dense, dusty region that we see, and most of the ones we don't see, look like this on the inside — we just ...

Learn about the thermal light echo, observed by NASA, that causes intricate layers of interstellar gas and dust to emit an ...

The initial findings offer novel perspectives on the relationship between star formation and the evolution of galaxies.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured highly detailed images showing the complex layers of interstellar dust and gas ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured photos of one of the earliest supernovas ever seen using infrared technology, and ...

Once upon a time, the core of a massive star collapsed, creating a shockwave that blasted outward, ripping the star apart as ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details about interstellar dust and gas using infrared light echoes from a ...

The shockwave Webb studied emerged from Cassiopeia A, now a neutron star, about 11,000 light-years from Earth. After the ...

New ground- and space-based infrared observations are giving astronomers a better handle on the true populations of red ...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are an abundant class of organic molecules in space, playing a significant role in ...

Once upon a time, the core of a massive star collapsed, creating a shockwave that blasted outward, ripping the star apart as ...