Stunning photo mosaic of neighbouring Andromeda Galaxy captures the glow of 200 million stars
To celebrate the 100-year Edwin Hubble discovery that Andromeda was a galaxy outside our own, astronomers release the most ...
Hubble studies the Tarantula Nebula's outskirts
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a dusty yet sparkling scene from one of the Milky Way's satellite ...
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, Edwin Hubble settled astronomy's 'Great Debate'
A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...
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Astronomers spot a giant radio galaxy 32 times the size of the Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered a giant radio galaxy with plasma jets stretching an incredible 3.3 million light-years—32 times ...
ESA’s Gaia Spacecraft Wraps Up Revolutionary Milky Way Mapping Mission
ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.
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Space photo of the week: Galaxies teeter toward collision in the sparkling depths of Virgo
An ultra-deep image from the National Science Foundation's Dark Energy Camera reveals a wide variety of galaxies in the ...
South African telescope discovers a giant galaxy that’s 32 times bigger than Earth’s
The MeerKAT telescope is located in the Karoo region of South Africa, is made up of 64 radio dishes and is operated and ...
The Star That Proved the Universe Is Bigger Than We Imagined
Pinpointing a Milepost Marker Star that Opened the Realm of Galaxies At the dawn of the 20th century, astronomers faced a ...
Hubble snaps another gorgeous image of the Tarantula Nebula
Hubble has previously imaged the same nebula, with an image released in 2023 and another shared in 2020. You might also recognize the name of this nebula as it was made world famous when the James ...
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Astronomers discover distant galaxy that resembles a young Milky Way
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to transform our understanding of the universe. By combining its advanced ...
Unexpected Findings: Scientists Reveal the Milky Way Is a Cosmic Outlier
Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate’
Hubble’s work pushed the field of astronomy forward, starting with his paper demonstrating that some objects exist outside ...