Large galaxies, like the Milky Way, attract smaller galaxies. Our solar system's cosmic neighborhood spans 100,000 ...
Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery of a neutron star in the Milky Way that rotates at an astonishing 716 times per second, placing it among the fastest-spinning stars ever observed. The ...
How would you like to see the farthest thing visible to the naked eye? It’s possible, but you’ll need to bundle up and sit ...
How would you like to see the farthest thing visible to the naked eye? It’s possible, but you’ll need to bundle up and sit ...
Every constellation has something within its borders worth tracking down, if you just look hard enough. Here are five to ...
Pismis 24 is a small open star cluster located in the core of the NGC 6357 emission nebula, which is about 8,000 light-years ...
Researchers have just shed light on an essential component of our Galaxy. A discovery that could transform our understanding of the Milky Way and its history. New astronomical ...
A century ago this month, a brash astronomer leaked a discovery that opened our view to the cosmic distance scale and the ...
Stare deeply at these galaxies. They appear as if blood is pumping through the top of a flesh-free face. The long, ghastly ...
Stare deeply at these galaxies. They appear as if blood is pumping through the top of a flesh-free face. The long, ghastly ...
Both have increased star formation rates. Combined, they are estimated to form the equivalent of two dozen new stars that are the size of the Sun annually. Our Milky Way galaxy forms the equivalent of ...
Space is teeming with objects that, from the right perspective, might resemble things we're familiar with. This visual ...