Gaia was launched on December 19, 2013, and began scanning the stars in July 2014. It mapped over two billion stars, ...

The MeerKAT telescope is located in the Karoo region of South Africa, is made up of 64 radio dishes and is operated and ...

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the American Astronomical Society ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

High radiation during a time of frenzied star formation in the Milky Way left one stellar population with few chances to form planets, a study reports.

The Hubble Space Telescope has used its sensitive instruments to create a mosaic image containing 2.5 billion of the Milky Way's closest neighbor.

Crucial to all life on Earth, the 15th element of phosphorus remains a real puzzle for astronomers. Specialized space telescopes are needed to shed light on the issue.

The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has almost completely depleted the cold gas propellant that kept it spinning and ...

Scientists discovered 44 stars 6.5 billion light-years away in the Dragon Arc galaxy [NASA, ESA, and J. Lotz and the HFF Team] ...

Worlds will align for a "planetary parade" in January, with four bright and easily visible to the naked eye. But an even better view arrives in February and March. Here's what you need to know.

which Samsung says will be a "more natural and intuitive Galaxy AI” that will "change the way Galaxy users interact with the world." As part of the invite, Samsung has also confirmed the event ...

working to reveal our Galaxy’s present-day structure and unravel its evolutionary history. The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission to map the position and motion of around 1.8 billion stars has ...