It's named Eos, after the Greek goddess of the dawn, and contains approximately 3,400 solar masses worth of gas.

The scientists have named the molecular hydrogen cloud “Eos,” after the Greek goddess of mythology who is the personification ...

At just 300 light-years away, it’s one of the closest large gas clouds ever detected near Earth, and takes up as much sky as a typical constellation.

Imagine standing on a scorched landscape where the ground is cracked and shimmering, and the sky glows a deep, fiery orange.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently got an up-close look at a strange peanut-shaped space rock floating through the cosmos in the main asteroid belt.

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NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Michael Ressler (NASA-JPL), Dave Jones (IAC) This strange image may look like ... The nebula has this unusual shape because it was created by a pair of stars that lie ...

What makes it especially interesting is its unusual, disc-like shape, similar to a hockey puck, and its rapid spin, completing a full rotation every 20 minutes. One of the most surprising ...

In fact, their appearance usually means spring is on the way. According to the National Park Service, Velella are thin, oval-shaped blue or purple creatures that usually grow around three to four ...

How Are Clouds’ Shapes Made? Explore the diverse world of cloud formations, from ground-level fog to high-flying cirrus clouds, and learn how these atmospheric features can help predict weather ...

In new images, scientists have gotten the closest look yet at Sagittarius C -- a 'stellar nursery' where clouds of gas and ... C has a fundamentally different shape, a different look than any ...