Over 40 stars in a galaxy billions of light-years away were photographed, offering a glimpse into an era when the universe ...
A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*. See W.M. Keck Observatory imagery of X7 ...
One of the first constellations amateur astronomers come to recognize, the Queen offers observers many worthy sights.
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals a tiny patch of sky in the constellation Hydra. The stars and galaxies ...
In the last couple of decades, it’s become increasingly clear that massive galaxies like our own Milky Way host supermassive ...
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are notoriously difficult to study. They are flashes of radio light that can outshine a galaxy but ...
More than 40 new stars have been discovered - thanks to a telescopic magnification trick. It is believed to be the first time ...
More than 40 new stars have been discovered - thanks to a telescopic magnification trick. It is believed to be the first time so many stars have been identified in one cluster. Physicists studying a ...
The technology that would allow humans to leave the Milky Way is barely imaginable, but it seems the carbon and oxygen that ...
Discover the incredible journey of carbon atoms through space and their essential role in the creation of life on Earth.
Looking at a distant galaxy means looking back in time.
Researchers in South Korea are developing a constellation of satellites that could reveal what goes on in the vicinity of ...