Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.
The Milky Way is our galactic home, but just how big is it? Dive into this fascinating exploration of the galaxy's size, scale, and structure. Get ready for an astronomical perspective on our ...
In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic ...
Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...
Scale Model Solar System - Students will explore the vast distances ... ESS1.A: The Universe and Its Stars Earth and its solar system are part of the Milky Way Galaxy, which is one of the many ...
The new composite image, which combines hundreds of photos from the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the Andromeda Galaxy with more than 200 million individually resolved stars.
About 100 years after astronomer Edwin Hubble's discovered the "magnificent" spiral nebula, the Hubble Space Telescope and ...
The magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31), stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way, and can be seen with the naked eye on a clear autumn night as “a faint ...
Generally, the nights of and near the new moon – when the moon is not illuminated – are better for most stargazing experiences. Here are the dates of new moons this year.