A trio of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and Niigata University have found what they describe as "peculiar embedded ...

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...

Named HD 20794 D, the newly discovered exoplanet orbits a star similar to the Sun, and researchers believe it may be able to ...

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 ...

The idea for the time-lapse originated from a request to create an educational tool that would help students understand Earth ...

Watch the mesmerizing Tarantula Nebula video captured by the Hubble telescope, showcasing the most productive star-forming ...

Milky Way stars that are high and low in metallicity have been mapped by the ESA Gaia mission. [Gaia spacecraft: Mapping the ...

Using a tracker for motion and mobile controls for exposure transitions, Dorje Angchuk succeeded in capturing a seamless ...

To celebrate the 100-year Edwin Hubble discovery that Andromeda was a galaxy outside our own, astronomers release the most ...

South Africa's MeerKAT telescope has identified a massive new radio galaxy, nicknamed Inkathazo, which translates to 'trouble ...

In a distant part of the universe, where astronomy uncovers the mysteries of creation, an extraordinary discovery has been ...