Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.
"These two supernova remnants are helping us to better understand the dynamics of our home galaxy’s neighborhood," ...
The Milky Way can be seen as something of a bully, having devoured many smaller galaxies to achieve its vast mass, and ...
The Orion Nebula, a nursery for new stars, is showcased in this breathtaking image, with young stars and protostars shining ...
The Universe is full of dust, and a striking new image from the Hubble Space Telescope highlights just how important it is.
A study of supernova remnant SNR 0519-69.0 using the Chandra X-ray telescope, Hubble and more has narrowed down its age to several hundred of years. The remnant is located in the "Large Magellanic ...
Set against a backdrop littered with tiny pinpricks of light glint a few, brighter stars, this is NGC 1858, a 10-million-year ...
The Hubble image shows a portion of the Tarantula Nebula, which NASA says is “the largest and most productive star-forming ...
Watch the mesmerizing Tarantula Nebula video captured by the Hubble telescope, showcasing the most productive star-forming region nearby, with insights into cosmic dust and star formation.