A microquasar belonging to our Milky Way galaxy has set records by generating cosmic rays with energy levels never before ...

The observatory is named after Vera Rubin , an American astronomer, because she was a "trailblazing" astronomer, according to the facility's website, which noted Rubin "found conclusive evidence of ...

This portrait from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope puts the nearby galaxy NGC 4449 in the spotlight. The galaxy is ...

Galaxies shine in a rainbow of emissions from gas, dust, and stars. Each of these building blocks emits light at specific ...

Astronomers have released an ultra-detailed image of the Sculptor galaxy, showcasing its intricate structures and properties.

The researchers observed the Sculptor Galaxy for over 50 hours with the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument ...

Captured north of Ash Fork, Arizona, the image's ancient light was collected using a Sky-Watcher Esprit 80 mm telescope and a Player One Poseidon M Pro camera. Meyer employed narrowband filters and ...

The Milky Way Has a Mysterious ‘Broken Bone’ Galactic bones, filaments of radio-wave-emitting particles, run through our galaxy, and one of them has a fracture. New analysis suggests collision ...

This extensive study has provided valuable new insights into the galaxy’s evolutionary history, revealing key differences from the Milky Way’s own development. University of Washington astronomers ...

The Andromeda Galaxy, 2.5 million light-years away, is unveiled in Hubble's largest photomosaic. Spanning a decade, this 2.5-billion-pixel image reveals 200 million stars and Andromeda’s dynamic ...

Milky Way’s Black Hole Just Lit Up in a Way We’ve Never Seen Before Astronomers have never detected mid-infrared flares from our galaxy's supermassive black hole—until now.