Using its Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured never-before-seen details of the Red Spider Nebula, a planetary nebula, in this image released on Oct. 26, 2025.

A creepy, crawly object in the middle of the Milky Way can now be seen clearer than ever thanks to work by RIT scientists. The Red Spider Nebula, catalogued as NGC 6537 and named for its distinct ...

There are some seriously beautiful spiders in the world, but the species we currently have a crush on is Eresus rubrocephalus, a kind of ladybird spider. It’s not just any ladybird spider, however, ...

Researchers have, for the first time ever, used CRISPR gene editing on spiders. While the genetically-modified critters lack the ability to give you spidey senses, they do spin glowing silk. In a ...