Where is our solar system in the vast assemblage of celestial objects in this island Universe we call the Milky Way? To answer that question, we can begin with the beautiful configuration of stars we ...
According to NASA's SPHEREx mission details, the observatory will survey the entire sky using near-infrared light. Its goals include exploring how galaxies evolved, understanding the structure of the ...
That’s Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park for you – Nevada’s best-kept secret hiding in plain sight! Nestled in the heart of Nevada, just a stone’s throw from Ely, lies a hidden gem that’s about ...
Giant radio galaxies are cosmic megastructures that can span millions of light-years, making them some of the largest-known ...
Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...
A trio of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and Niigata University have found what they describe as "peculiar embedded ...
Computer algorithms can model the universe, matching simulations to observations and revealing the distribution of dark ...
South Africa's MeerKAT telescope has identified a massive new radio galaxy, nicknamed Inkathazo, which translates to 'trouble ...
A South African telescope has identified a colossal galaxy stretching 3.3 million light-years, over 32 times the size of the ...
A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...
Astronomers have discovered a giant radio galaxy with plasma jets stretching an incredible 3.3 million light-years—32 times ...
ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.