Leo P, a galaxy once dormant, has reawakened to form stars again, offering new clues about the universe's earliest galaxies.
The magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31), stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way, and ...
Giant ground-based reflector telescopes do much of astronomy's heavy lifting, although the U.S.'s largest in Hawaii is not ...
The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) — the world's largest visible- and infrared-light ...
Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a light pollution risk due to ...
A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun ...
Active galactic nuclei are supermassive black holes at the center of certain galaxies. As matter falls into these black holes ...
The galaxy, located in the constellation Leo, is about the same size as a star cluster within the Milky Way and is about the ...
The James Webb Telescope's gold mirrors aren’t just for looks—they’re a scientific marvel. Gold reflects up to 99% of infrared light, making it ideal for Webb’s cosmic observations. Unlike silver, ...
In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ...
From magnification to light-gathering, here’s how to make the decision between buying a telescope or a monocular for ...