A trio of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and Niigata University have found what they describe as "peculiar embedded ...

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

ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.

The idea for the time-lapse originated from a request to create an educational tool that would help students understand Earth ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has provided the most detailed survey of the Andromeda galaxy, revealing new clues about its ...

The plasma jets of this cosmic giant span 3.3 million light-years from end to end - over 32 times the size of the Milky Way ...

Milky Way stars that are high and low in metallicity have been mapped by the ESA Gaia mission. [Gaia spacecraft: Mapping the ...

Watch the mesmerizing Tarantula Nebula video captured by the Hubble telescope, showcasing the most productive star-forming ...

Using a tracker for motion and mobile controls for exposure transitions, Dorje Angchuk succeeded in capturing a seamless ...

Named HD 20794 D, the newly discovered exoplanet orbits a star similar to the Sun, and researchers believe it may be able to ...

Giant radio galaxies are cosmic megastructures that can span millions of light-years, making them some of the largest-known ...