A celestial shadow known as the Circinus West molecular cloud creeps across this image captured from Chile with the 570-megapixel Department of Energy–fabricated Dark Energy Camera—one of the most ...

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The Gum Nebula is an emission nebula almost 1400 light-years away. It's home to an object known as "God's Hand" among the faithful. The rest of us call it CG 4. Many objects in space take on ...

A gorgeous new image of a nebular 500 light-years away gives a peek into the process of star formation. This image from the Dark Energy Camera shows both the dark cloud of Lupus 3 and the shining ...