According to NASA, the Pillars of Creation are a part of an active star-forming region within the Eagle Nebula. It is also the place of newborn stars in the columns of dust and gas These pillars ...

In anticipation of the upcoming 35th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESA/Hubble is kicking off the ...

Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.

The Serpens Nebula is a prime location for studying the formation of stars and planets. It is approximately 1,300 light-years from Earth.

Powerful jets and radiation winds from two protostars are slamming into the nebulosity around them, sculpting the nebula.

and there are stars in the Orion Nebula that are still forming today. Millions of years from now, future astronomers will record the wave of new stars passing deeper into the great molecular cloud ...

NGC 2566: The galaxy filling the frame in this James Webb Space Telescope image is NGC 2566, a spiral galaxy in the ...

The gas of the nebula ... hot blue stars that formed relatively recently in that hotbed of stellar activity, giving scientists a new glimpse into how and why stars form in certain parts of ...

For example, this gorgeous 2014 Hubble composite of the Pillars of Creation, a star-forming region within the Eagle Nebula. Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Compare ...

Pagan (STScI) The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has probed deep into the dusty shroud of a young nebula alight with star formation on the hunt for "failed star" brown dwarfs. Brown dwarfs are ...