"We want to understand how these galaxies are forming stars, how many stars they’re forming, and especially how the black ...

Miguel Claro, an astrophotographer, spent five years capturing a stunning image of the Andromeda Galaxy from Portugal's Dark ...

The image is a mosaic stitched from multiple Hubble observations since the galaxy’s size exceeds Hubble’s narrow field of ...

Astronomers have described the first measurements of plasma layers within an interstellar shock wave that surrounds a pulsar.

Astronomers have discovered the most distant massive “dead” galaxy yet, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The ...

On the outskirts of the Milky Way, one of the rarest kinds of stars in the galaxy has just become even more mysterious than ...

Using data from space telescopes and other instruments, astronomers, cosmologists, and astrophysicists are able to deduce and ...

The Hubble Space Telescope marks its 35th anniversary with a stunning new image of the Sombrero Galaxy. This detailed view ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has already glimpsed gas‑giant candidates circling ... granting any close‑in planet a stable light source for far longer than the Sun’s remaining lifespan. With ...

This week brings the Hubble Space Telescope's 35th birthday – but instead of getting presents, the Hubble team is giving out ...

A rogue magnetar, named SGR 0501+4516, is crossing our galaxy without a clear trace of its birth, according to a study ...

The Sombrero Galaxy, also called Messier 104, sits around 31 million light-years away. It’s located in the direction of the ...