By analyzing the data from the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) international database and the Small ...

In a breakthrough study published in Nature Astronomy, researchers have discovered a new origin for some of the fastest stars ...

JWST unlocks 10-billion-year mystery of how galaxies shape themselves Date: June 30, 2025 Source: Tohoku University Summary: Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists spotted thin and thick ...

A strange line of dwarf galaxies may have been the result of a bullet-like cosmic collision. Michael Keim at Yale University and his colleagues used the Keck Observatory in Hawaii to study a ...

New supercomputer simulations suggest the Milky Way could be surrounded by dozens more faint, undetected satellite galaxies—up to 100 more than we currently know. These elusive "orphan&quot ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The largest digital camera ever built released its first shots of the universe Monday — including colorful nebulas, stars and galaxies. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located ...

The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and millions of glittering galaxies.

This NASA animation shows gamma rays (magenta) arise when accelerated particles in the explosion's shock wave crash into the red giant's stellar wind.

A nova explosion has been discovered shining in the constellation Lupus. Here’s how to spot it before it fades.

The Nova family return for a series of thrilling space missions to find their extraterrestrial friend Ziggy Stardustian, who ...

This has revealed previously hidden structures within the universe's first galaxies, which could help us understand how the modern cosmos, including our galaxy, the Milky Way, took shape.