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

Sisters has been named Oregon's newest 'Dark Sky Community,' in recognition of the city’s efforts to curb light pollution.

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

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured and amazing view of the Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104). The galaxy is ...

Night-sky tourism, or "noctourism," is set to be a major travel driver this coming year, Booking.com predicts. Why it matters ...

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

Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...

Astronomers have achieved a groundbreaking feat by capturing the first clear image of a star in another galaxy. This ...

The Pinwheel Galaxy lies 21 million light-years away in the Ursa Major constellation. The Antennae Galaxies are rich in black holes and neutron stars, driving rapid star formation and evolution. This ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a dusty yet sparkling scene from one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Large Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy ...

Pinpointing a Milepost Marker Star that Opened the Realm of Galaxies At the dawn of the 20th century, astronomers faced a ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to transform our understanding of the universe. By combining its advanced ...