Stars

Images of far away, misty nebulas and lurking black holes haunt us this month.

Enjoy illustrations of pulsar winds, the planet Vulcan and galactic ripples.

Enjoy the drama of supermassive black holes, colliding planets and glittering “starscapes.”

This month we appreciate how images can take us on a journey to better understand the universe.

Peruse pictures that peer at neighboring galaxies, distant lonely stars and the sky above an erupting volcano.

Physicists come up with alternate explanation of gravity that may implicate dark energy, which comprises 70 percent of our universe.

Just as sailors can look to constellations for their bearings, interplanetary travelers could use pulsars to navigate the universe.

Physicists are looking inside atoms on Earth to learn more about mysterious neutron stars thousands of light-years away.

Enjoy a rainbow of pictures this month, featuring Hubble's 28th anniversary image and the richest image of the Milky Way Galaxy yet.

Peer into the distant past this month with images of Scholz's star, the Crab Nebula and more.

Peer into the most massive black holes in the universe and marvel at extreme solar flares this month.

Signal hints at possible interactions between ordinary hydrogen and dark matter in the early universe, but some scientists remain skeptical.