Researchers stitched together hundreds of images from the Very Large Telescope to form a breathtaking photo of a nearby ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has once again unveiled groundbreaking insights into the universe, this time highlighting the incredible starburst activity in Messier 82 (M82), also known as the ...

The Helix Galaxy, located 42 million light years away, is an unusual object as it is both a polar ring and a lenticular ...

Explore the UGC 10214, the Tadpole Galaxy, a faint, peculiar spiral galaxy in Draco with a dramatic tidal tail and active star formation — an elusive but rewarding target for deep-sky observers ...

The XRISM science team, including members of Nagoya University, has explained how galaxy clusters maintain their heat despite emitting X-rays, which typically have a cooling effect on the hot gas ...

When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the night sky, it’s a photo op ...

The Milky Way will become increasingly visible near the end of May because of the moon’s changing phases. Over the next few days, the moon will undergo its waning crescent phase, leaving only a small ...

Milky Way will be visible in May, over Memorial Day weekend, across US: When to see our galaxy Billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, should appear especially vibrant till ...