Christmas is here, and so are brand new images of some of the most beautiful holiday-inspired celestial views in the visible ...

Fractals appear everywhere in nature, from the branches of a tree to the edges of a snowflake. And Mandelbrot himself wondered if the universe is a fractal. If, as we zoom out, we will see the ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Supernova! It’s the largest explosion that takes place in space, but ...

But what about shapes in space clouds? If you glance at NGC 2264, you'll see very quickly why this cluster of stars is nicknamed the "Christmas Tree Cluster." This cluster has become the recent ...

The “Christmas Tree Cluster,” or NGC 2264, is an array of young stars — all between 1 and 5 million years old — that is about ...