As an astrophotographer, I structure my weeks around lunar phases, chasing stars and the country’s darkest stretches in my overlanding vehicle. My love of shooting the night sky borders on obsession, ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to study the star-forming region called W51, revealing "hidden" stars that were invisible to other telescopes. The investigation has resulted in ...

This is an 80-million-pixel picture of the star cluster RCW 38, located 5500 light-years away in the constellation Vela. RCW 38 is a young cluster containing about 2000 stars, and is bursting with ...

Look at this breathtaking star cluster in space. Starburst: This is a part of irregular galaxy with several stars in one frame! Stunning star cluster: Shaped like a bouquet it is a detailed image of ...

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning 80 million-pixel image of the star cluster RCW 38, as captured by ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Early risers on Saturday, July 5, are in for a pre-dawn ...

Art, science and space came together for an otherworldly postcard of star trails captured from the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit’s astrophotography skills were on full display ...