Hubble's image shows NGC 3201, a globular cluster of stars discovered in 1826 by James Dunlop, noted for its size and irregular centre. This Hubble image shows RS Puppis, a Cepheid variable star that ...
A team of astronomers has identified a double gravitational lens system with an extraordinary “zig-zag” light path, rewriting ...
From celestial fireworks caused by exploding stars to mesmerizing mosaics of distant nebulae, check out these 7 stunning ...
New observations suggest that the universe’s oldest galaxies are brighter than expected. Here's why this may be a big deal.
The Arecibo Message as it appears when its 1,679 bits are properly aligned on a grid (left), an annotated illustration ...
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large, complex observatory that studies the universe in infrared light, which is ...
The findings suggest that the formation of stars in the early universe was much quicker than previously thought.