A new study published as a pre-peer-reviewed paper on arXiv and accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics suggests ...

Astronomers have confirmed the earliest barred spiral galaxy in the universe, a Milky-Way-like structure that existed just 2 ...

"One thing popped out as clear as anything, this previously unknown 'bar' of ionized iron atoms, in the middle of the ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Ring Nebula, a stunning celestial structure residing in our neighborhood of the Milky Way ...

The Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57, sits about 2,000 light-years from Earth. It is a planetary nebula—a misleading ...

V1674 Herculis was a record-breaker. It erupted in the constellation Hercules on June 12, 2021, and skyrocketed to peak ...

New insights are emerging into one of astronomy’s most perplexing signals. An international research team led in part by ...

A new low-frequency radio image offers the most comprehensive view yet of the Milky Way’s southern sky. Astronomers at the International Center of (ICRAR) have produced the most detailed low-frequency ...

University of Chicago astronomy and astrophysics professor Donald G. York​, who is credited with pioneering contributions to ...

Objects in orbit that fall to Earth can pose a risk to life and infrastructure. Research outlines a new method to follow ...

How do you find a galaxy that never formed? The standard cosmological model predicts the existence of "failed" galaxies - clumps of dark matter that captured gas but never birthed a star. Because they ...

Binoculars give an upright, stereo view that matches what you see with the naked eye and what’s on your star chart or app.