In any globular cluster, all its stars formed at the same time, from the same cloud of gas. The Milky Way has around 150 ...

The Milky Way, a barred spiral galaxy, has been extensively studied by NASA. Infrared images illustrate polarized dust, while ...

Dubbed 'Porphyrion' after a mythological Greek giant, this immense structure originated when the universe was just 6.3 ...

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has provided groundbreaking data from near the edge of the solar system, revealing the cosmic ...

The plumes stretch farther than any yet seen, reaching millions of light-years long and potentially influencing the cosmos ...

Webb's imagery has enabled scientists to better study star formation in the outer Milky Way. A team of NASA astronomers recently pointed the spacefaring telescope toward the outskirts of our own ...

Supermassive black holes, celestial objects with masses greater than a million times that of the Sun, remain one of the ...

But how big is the Milky Way? Until now, the true size of galaxies has remained a mystery. A new study, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, has found that galaxies are far bigger than ...

NASA's Webb Peers Into the Extreme Outer Galaxy Sep. 12, 2024 — Astronomers have directed NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists call this ...

The new result can help ... directed NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists call this region the Extreme Outer Galaxy due to its location ...

The Love’s Planetarium, which opened Friday, is the only one of its caliber in North America. With its eight 4K projectors ...

There is no better way to ring in the New Year than with a group all alone at the end of the Earth. —Janice Wald Henderson ...