Astronomers study a lot of gorgeous things, but nebulae might be the most breathtakingly beautiful of them all. Nebulae are clouds of gas and dust in space. They can glow on their own or reflect light from nearby stars. When they glow...

This week in space news, a new makeover for one of the Hubble Telescope's most famous images, and tips on spotting Comet Lovejoy in the night sky.

The Hubble Space Telescope has caputured new imagery of 9.5 light-years tall portion the Eagle Nebula, located 7000 light-years distant from Earth. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll, N. Bartmann (ESA/Hubble) | edited by Space.com

The Hubble Space Telescope has been revealing the secrets of the universe for over 30 years, but it turns out Hubble has some secrets of its own!



The question is: What are forming in...

This video is my attempt to help my wife understand the Pillars of Creation. In doing so I show where they are in the Eagle Nebula, define a lightyear, determine how far it is from the Earth to the Sun, demonstrate the speed of sound,...

Milky Way with Telescope

Image shot with Ha, SII, OIII narrowband filters.

Image shot with Ha, SII, OIII narrowband filters.

Space travel towards the Eagle Nebula