Using Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 instrument, astronomers captured this recent up-close view of the SMC, full of twinkling stars. The image features a small region of the SMC near the center of NGC ...
The Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy about 200,000 light-years from the solar system, can be seen with the naked eye ...
The Science Museum in London is closing its almost 40-year-old 'Exploring Space' gallery to establish a new 'Space' gallery ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The starburst galaxy NGC 4536, seen here in a photo by the Hubble Space Telescope, has bright ...
The James Webb Space telescope has changed astronomy. It has revealed amazing new stars, galaxies and information about the Universe. This article contains everything you need to know about this ...
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have uncovered a population of free-floating brown dwarfs in the Flame Nebula, a star-forming region located approximately 1,400 light-years ...
The James Webb Space Telescope zoomed in on extremely faint objects, called brown dwarfs, in the Flame Nebula. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / M. Meyer (University of Michigan) There's a class ...
NGC 4900 is located some 45 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. Also known as LEDA 44797 or IRAS 12580+0246, this spiral galaxy has a diameter of 66,000 light-years. NGC 4900 was ...
The legendary Hubble Space Telescope has turned its gaze to the Ursa Major-adjacent galaxy UGC 5460, revealing spiral arms, star clusters and a possible supernova "imposter".
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, Pfc. Christina Fuentes Montenegro prepares to hike to her ...
The Orion Nebula is a picture book of star formation, from the massive, young stars shaping the nebula to the pillars of dense gas that may be the homes of budding stars. The star V830 Orionis shines ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4, initially raising impact concerns, is confirmed safe for Earth after precise observations by the Subaru Telescope. Early warnings, initiated by ATLAS, noted a minimal risk, but ...