Carina, and Octans. While Chamaeleon I is actively forming stars, its neighbors—Chamaeleon II and III—show little or no star-forming activity. In the center of the image is a bright spot called ...

This discovery marks a major breakthrough in astronomy and the ongoing search for planets outside our solar system.

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New research finds that Australia’s endangered Bogong moths use the stars to make an epic round-trip migration through the ...

Anyone who has tried to make a snowball knows it takes the right kind of snow to get it to stick together.

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In the summer 2025 issue of the NASA History Office's News & Notes newsletter, examples of leadership and critical ...

James Webb Space Telescope imagery of the Carina Nebula, Southern Ring Nebula and exoplanet WASP-96 b atmospheric data has ...

The neurons became particularly active at the sight of the long, bright stripe of the Milky Way, as well as the Carina Nebula ...

A threatened Australian insect joins the exclusive club of celestial navigators.

That rotation is important, and to understand why, we have to consider another animal that uses the stars as a guide: the ...

A new image taken by the powerful Dark Energy Camera (DECam) has revealed a breathtaking view of one of the closest star-forming regions to Earth—the Chamaeleon I dark cloud. Located about 500 ...