In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...

The space telescope Gaia has created the largest three-dimensional map of the Milky Way ever. On January 15, 2025, Gaia shut ...

NASA’s SPHEREx to survey Milky Way for water ice, carbon compounds Mission to study molecular clouds where planets and stars form SPHEREx data will aid future studies of planetary evolution ...

Observations revealed ongoing fireworks featuring short bursts and longer flares. Imagine solar flares, but magnified to an ...

Scientists have unlocked the 3D structure of molecular clouds in the Milky Way’s center, using a groundbreaking X-ray technique. These cosmic clouds, vital for star formation, were illuminated by past ...

Located around 900 light-years away in the Puppis constellation, Tylos orbits its parent star at an absurdly close distance, ...

From star births to deaths and a party in a black hole, here are some of the reports we’ve been getting back from the ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is providing the best look yet at the chaotic events unfolding around the supermassive ...

On an astrotourism trip like Gorov's, celestial objects take center stage. More travelers are seeking out the feeling of awe ...

Sagittarius A*, our galaxy's supermassive black hole, is constantly producing strange eruptions. Astronomers are using the ...

Unpredictable bursts of light are pulsing from the debris surrounding Sagittarius A*, offering new insights into the ...