The photograph of the Milky Way was taken by Oisin McDonnell, who is based in South Australia. He shared the image in a ...

Astrophysicists have reconstructed the movement of stars within globular clusters to understand their evolution and origin.

A trio of Japanese astronomers has challenged the accuracy of the first-ever image showing the supermassive black hole that lies at the heart of our galaxy ... of the Milky Way—shows a dark ...

Andromeda galaxy photo by Mike Lynch ... The Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way are the closest neighbors despite that incredible distance. Still, without a doubt, Andromeda is a larger galaxy ...

Easter Island is home to more than 900 giant Moai, with more still being discovered. The statues average about twice the ...

The Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy, and their retinue of a few dozen ... but don't expect it to look anything like the dramatic photograph on this page taken by amateur astronomer Robert Gendler.

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spiral galaxy under the "ram pressure" inside a massive cluster of galaxies.

Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery of a neutron star in the Milky Way that rotates at an astonishing 716 times per second, placing it among the fastest-spinning stars ever observed. The ...

Pismis 24 is a small open star cluster located in the core of the NGC 6357 emission nebula, which is about 8,000 light-years ...

Oct. 31, 2024 — For Halloween, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) reveals a spooktacular image of a dark nebula that creates the illusion of a wolf-like silhouette against a colourful ...

How would you like to see the farthest thing visible to the naked eye? It’s possible, but you’ll need to bundle up and sit ...