Jwst decodes the chaos behind paint-splash nebula

First up is the mag. +11.9 planetary nebula IC 351, located 2.3° west and 0.8° south of Menkib (Xi (ξ) Persei). Despite its small apparent size – just 8 x 6 arcminutes – it’s visible through a small s

When we imagine planets, we usually picture them circling a fiery star like our Sun. But new evidence has now been found of a type of planetary system that instead forms around cold planets that float

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Earth exists in a bubble. Our atmosphere forms a protective barrier between everything on the planet’s surface and the near-empty vastness of space. But it’s not the only bubble Earth sits inside. Bey

Royal Museums Greenwich have announced the phenomenal winners of this year’s ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Jessica Miller takes a look…

It’s a source of some frustration that the last time we spotted a supernova in the Milky Way Galaxy – all the way back in 1604 – no one had a telescope to point at it. We have to content ourselves wit