The Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy about 200,000 light-years from the solar system, can be seen with the naked eye ...
Saturn is below Venus and very low in the predawn sky. In late April it is five degrees above the horizon. You may need ...
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The Webb Space Telescope has captured a plume of gas and dust streaming from a star in the making, with a spiral galaxy as a ...
A century ago, Edwin Hubble revolutionized our understanding of the universe by proving that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in an ever-expanding cosmos. This breakthrough led to the ...
The emission nebula, known as Sh2-284, is an immense region of gas and dust that fuels new star formation. It lacks elements ...
The observatory at the institute building is located in the dome of the Viktor-Franz-Hess-Building, which was already built in February 1986. In 1992 we started the planning work and the telescope ...
The new initiative will help students in rural areas learn more about astronomy. Can it inspire the next generation of ...