How can a galaxy display perfectly defined spiral arms when the Universe had only a little over 10% of its current age? This ...
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope in Chile has released its final batch of data after 15 years — and it proves that the Hubble ...
Astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and UCLA will develop a next-generation instrument for detecting and ...
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Stars lost to history

Star maps and charts are a mainstay of both amateur and professional sky observers. Whether it's on a simple seasonal map or ...
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a glittering blue dwarf galaxy called Markarian 178 (Mrk 178). The galaxy ...
The comet will come much closer to Jupiter in March, zipping within 33 million miles. It will be the mid-2030s before it ...
"A bit like dinosaurs on Earth — they were enormous and primitive. And they had short lives, living for just a quarter of a ...
Astronomers from the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Manoa and elsewhere have observed the Taurus star-forming region, which ...
Billy Henry helps bring the stars within reach in his role as the host of StarDate, which airs on public radio stations ...
A passing daydream sparked what would become the newest artwork displayed inside the 129-year-old University of Illinois Observatory.
Comet 3I/ATLAS will get closest to Earth on Dec. 19, and astronomers will be watching.