An image from NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory shows a glowing hand stretching across the cosmos with its palm and fingers ...

Astronomers have used several telescopes to take a new picture of a distant pulsar and its surrounding nebula shaped like a ...

At about 1,700 years old, MSH 15-52, sometimes called the "cosmic hand" or " hand of God " for its unusual shape, is one of ...

A cosmic formation known as the 'dumbbell nebula' will be visible from Earth in August. Will you need a telescope to see it?

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has captivated astronomers with its stunning image of the nebula MSH 15-52, also known as ...

According to NASA, nebulas are giant clouds of dust and gases in space. They form from an explosion of a dying star or where ...

NASA has unveiled a breathtaking new image showing what appears to be a massive “cosmic hand” stretching across 150 ...

The day before my thesis examination, my friend and radio astronomer Joe Callingham showed me an image we'd been awaiting for ...

The Veil Nebula, located about 2,400 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus, is the visible portion of that larger ...

In 2009, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory released a captivating image: a pulsar and its surrounding nebula that is shaped like a hand. Since then, astronomers have used Chandra and other telescopes ...

A formation known as the "Dumbbell Nebula" – nicknamed because it looks like a dumbbell – should be easy to spot throughout the August, NASA said in an skywatching guide.