A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...
A trio of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and Niigata University have found what they describe as "peculiar embedded ...
Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...
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 ...
Giant radio galaxies are cosmic megastructures that can span millions of light-years, making them some of the largest-known ...
The Hubble Space Telescope has provided the most detailed survey of the Andromeda galaxy, revealing new clues about its ...
The desert city in southern Arizona is a sanctuary for stargazers—and now it's even easier for visitors to explore.
Named HD 20794 D, the newly discovered exoplanet orbits a star similar to the Sun, and researchers believe it may be able to ...
NASA’s recent Image of the Day was the outer regions of the Tarantula Nebula, which is billed as one of the biggest and ...
Astronomers have achieved a groundbreaking feat by capturing the first clear image of a star in another galaxy. This ...