Altair is a bright star in the northern summer sky and is one of the three stars that form an astronomical asterism called the Summer Triangle. Located in the constellation Aquila (the Eagle ...

The previous record-setter was a star called Icarus. Again, captured by Hubble, the light from this star took nine billion years to reach us. Earendel is therefore significantly further away.

A stunning new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the birth of a new, massive star at around 30 times the mass of our sun. Nestled with a nearby star-forming region called IRAS 16562-3959 ...

Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope has provided a stunning close-up view of one of the most turbulent star systems in our galaxy, R Aquarii, located approximately 700 light-years from Earth.