Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. It’s one of the most common words used by astronomers—and ...

The Nebula Astro Portable Projector makes up for hit-and-miss software and short battery life with portability and an abundance of viewing options. The Nebula Astro is a tiny projector with a cute, ...

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New insights into how stars like the sun die might help explain why astronomers find bright planetary nebulae where they’re least expected. Simulations of how these stellar remnants form suggest that ...

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Space is unimaginably vast, ancient and—romantic, it turns out. Why be content with earthly flowers when space has built them with stars? Instead of chocolates, send your loved one a picture of the ...

The Orion Nebula (Messier 42) is a popular target for astronomers and astrophotographers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

Emission nebulae are the subject of many of the most spectacular astrophotographs published in the last decade. Although there are many subcategories of nebulae, they all consist of interstellar gas ...

The Carina nebula is a turbulent cloud of gas, dust about 7,600 light-years from here, a birthplace and graveyard for some of the Milky Way’s hottest and most massive stars. The nebula is home to some ...

This image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope revisits the Veil Nebula, which was featured in a previous Hubble image release. In this image, new processing techniques have been applied, ...

The Gum Nebula is a huge cloud of gas, much larger than the Orion Nebula. It's so faint that it wasn't noticed until 1955. Scientists think it might be the remains of an exploded star (supernova).