Spanning approximately 1.3 billion light-years—over 13,000 times the length of the Milky Way—it may be the longest known structure ... prominent structure that is easily visible in a sky map of galaxy ...

Astronomers have spotted displays of flashing lights and “fireworks” near a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, a finding researchers said could reveal details about how ...

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 ...

Between spotting galaxies that shouldn't exist, capturing the interstellar medium with unprecedented clarity, and identifying ...

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

A breathtaking new image of the RCW 38 star cluster showcases a cosmic nursery bursting with color, light, and energy.

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

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning 80 million-pixel image of the star cluster RCW 38, as captured by ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), ...

A glorious, colorful image captured by a telescope in Chile shows the bright glow of star cluster RCW 38, where young stars are being born.

From supermoons to an eclipse and star parties at national parks, these captivating celestial phenomena will get Americans ...

The Milky Way represents the combined light of billions of distant stars that make up our galaxy. The Winter Triangle, with its trio of alluring stars, along with the constellations Orion and his ...

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