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The results of our study provide the first solid evidence that globular clusters formed through multiple star-formation ...

As dark sky sanctuaries grow in popularity, scientists are revealing more of the benefits of darkness—from repairing DNA to improving your mental health.

A young and restless country in Earth's development story, New Zealand lies along an exceptionally ... In parts, the A2O is so remote that at night the Milky Way can be seen in some of the ...

This swath of dust, which blocks out light from the bright nebula Gum 55 behind it, is known as the Dark Wolf Nebula.

who led a project to capture the most detailed infrared map ever of the Milky Way galaxy. “We made so many discoveries.” The new map, published today in Astronomy & Astrophysics, covers an ...

A probabilistic new map of the universe surrounding the Milky Way reveals that our galaxy is likely part of an even larger "basin of attraction" than we previously assumed. When you purchase ...

In August, the EHT published a new method by which they improved the telescope’s resolution, hinting at sharper images of black holes in the near future. Should they follow through, future ...

New research in our Milky Way has revealed a neutron star that rotates around its axis at an extremely high speed. It spins 716 times per second, making it one of the fastest-spinning objects ever ...

Years ago, astronomers started working on a comprehensive map of the Milky Way by observing it from the European Southern Observatory, an intergovernmental research organization located in Chile.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have peeked over the Milky Way's back fence and found that there's ... The observations, which include a stunning new image of the star cluster ...

Stephen has a science degree with a major in physics, an arts degree with majors in English Literature and History and Philosophy of Science and a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication.