A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...
ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.
Giant radio galaxies are cosmic megastructures that can span millions of light-years, making them some of the largest-known ...
Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...
Observations show Andromeda has a more active star formation history than the Milky Way, potentially due to a past galactic ...
Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.
A trio of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and Niigata University have found what they describe as "peculiar embedded ...
Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...
Watch the mesmerizing Tarantula Nebula video captured by the Hubble telescope, showcasing the most productive star-forming ...
The magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31), stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way, and ...
The plasma jets of this cosmic giant span 3.3 million light-years from end to end - over 32 times the size of the Milky Way ...