Over the course of human history, perhaps no single object in the night sky has drawn more attention than the Andromeda Galaxy, which the 10th-century Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi dubbed a ...

Astronomers have used an X-ray spacecraft called XRISM to observe powerful winds blowing from a neutron star — the findings could be a "game changer" for physics.

This article, originally titled "The Man Who Discovered the Universe," is from the Summer 2025 issue of Air & Space Quarterly, the National Air and Space Museum's signature magazine that explores ...

Not often do astronomers come across a tear in the tissue of a galaxy a scab so big it might span one-fifth of the Milky Way. But in the spiral galaxy Leo’s NGC 3627, scientists have discovered just ...

Using the world’s largest digital camera, Rubin will capture a full view of the southern sky every three days.

Terahertz technology operates in the electromagnetic spectrum between infrared and microwave frequencies, offering non-ionizing, high-resolution imaging, and material penetration capabilities. Key ...

Using a global network of telescopes, astronomers have detected the lowest-mass dark object yet found in the universe. Finding more such objects and understanding their nature could rule out some ...