The Tibet Air Shower Array is located about five kilometers (3.1 miles) above sea level, and this high altitude makes it an ideal spot to gather data on the subatomic particles that shower the Earth ...

Astronomers using the Tibet AS-gamma Experiment have discovered the highest-energy light ever measured from an astrophysical source. Photons streaming from the Crab Nebula were recently measured at ...

Located 2,500 to 3,800 light-years away in the Scorpius constellation, this nebula's unusual shape is a result of its central ...

Take a tour of the amazing Ring Nebula image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/Institute for ...

Detailed images of the Orion Nebula were captured by the James Webb telescope. Production of the images involved over 100 scientists from 18 countries, per AFP. The study of the nebula helps ...

Eta Carinae has been exploding for nearly 200 years, and now we're firing lasers at it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Four ...

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A team of scientists have tracked the development of molecules known as "life's building blocks" in a nebula far from Earth, adding to an ever-growing field of research that could one day help us ...

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A stellar nursery bursts with bubbles, plankton paint the North Atlantic, jets stream from a galactic merger and more in our selections for this week's best space-related images. Even in space, hot ...

This week, we present three dazzling astrophysical images from three different observatories, along with two pictures of Mars ...

The Tibetan Plateau is a vast elevated plain almost five kilometers above sea level, sometimes called the Roof of the World. It is bordered to the south by the world’s highest mountain range and to ...