Astronomers have made new discoveries about young star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), using the James Webb ...
ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.
Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.
Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...
Hubble’s work pushed the field of astronomy forward, starting with his paper demonstrating that some objects exist outside ...
Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.
"It's easy to romanticize Hubble and his discovery of the universe beyond the Milky Way galaxy ... discussing how our understanding of our place in the cosmos gradually coalesced in time with ...
One of the largest galaxies ever found, the behemoth is about 1.44 billion light-years away and reckoned to be 32 times the ...
The future of galaxies remains one of the most interesting topics for experts. In fact, they will not survive the passage of ...
This spacecraft, dedicated to mapping the Milky Way, has exhausted ... of dark matter in the galaxy. Finally, Gaia's data will continue to be exploited for decades, promising new discoveries and a ...
Astronomers have achieved a groundbreaking feat by capturing the first clear image of a star in another galaxy. This ...