A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...
Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...
ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.
Watch the mesmerizing Tarantula Nebula video captured by the Hubble telescope, showcasing the most productive star-forming ...
Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) imagery was used to create a animation of the warp of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: 2MASS, Adrian Price-Whelan ...
Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...
Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.
Giant radio galaxies are cosmic megastructures that can span millions of light-years, making them some of the largest-known ...
The full image includes some 2.5 billion pixels compiled from observations spanning more than 1,000 orbits around Earth ...
We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms.
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 ...