The Orion Nebula, the Hyades and the Pleiades are visible to the naked eye. The star clusters are obviously examples of different stages of development.

"It appears that there is a preferred physical environment in which stars form when they evolve within these clouds." ...

Large pairs of planets thought to orbit each other without a star, do not exist after all. That conclude Leiden researchers, ...

Enjoy skywatching whether you’re a casual stargazer, budding astrophotographer, or just impressing a date during a meteor ...

The Heart Nebula, cataloged as IC 1805 and also sometimes called the Running Dog Nebula, is a large star-forming region in ...

Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and the closest red supergiant to Earth. It has an enormous volume ...