Spitzer captures beautiful ‘space butterfly’ spreading its cosmic wings

NASA’s infrared juggernaut has imaged the fluttering of illuminated gas where new stars form

Oddball features spotted around neutron star for the first time

The observation could help astronomers better understand the evolution of these collapsed stellar cores

This amazing spectacle helps astronomers understand how stellar youngsters affect their gaseous and dusty environments

Astronomers have used ALMA to capture a strikingly beautiful view of a delicate bubble of expelled material around the exotic red star U Antliae

Radio observations show a 50-light-year feature filled with ammonia, deep within the stellar nursery

The mysterious X-ray sources flare up and become about a hundred times brighter in less than a minute

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The shimmering colours visible in this new shot show off the object’s remarkable complexity

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What can you expect if you visited these beautifully coloured regions of space?

They’re bright and they’re violent but what else do we know about these stellar explosions?

Visible light, infrared radiation and X-rays come together to reveal the beautiful inner workings of the Eagle nebula

This planetary nebula gives us a peek into the Sun’s future

The temperatures in this cradle of young stars might surprise you

Our Stargazing LIVE week continues with a look at some of your best images that have featured in All About Space magazine.

See the iconic videogame character that has been immortalised by the stars