In a study published in the Astrophysical Journal, a team of researchers led by Kristen McQuinn, a scientist at the Space ...

In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ...

In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the ...

Leo P, a small galaxy and a distant neighbor of the Milky Way, is lighting the way for astronomers to better understand star ...

A research team from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has discovered ...

A cosmic object spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope has flummoxed astronomers. Now, a research team has studied ...

For humans, the most important star in the universe is our sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the ...

Jan. 13, 2025 — Astronomers observed flashes of X-rays coming from a supermassive black hole at a steadily increasing clip. The source could be the core of a dead star that's teetering at the ...

From new perspectives on the early universe to illuminating the extreme environment near a black hole, discoveries from NASA ...

The Potomac Valley Audubon Society (PVAS) began the new year by moving its monthly program to a new location. On Jan. 9, Dark ...

The WNYC science program “Radiolab” partnered with the International Astronomical Union to solicit nearly 3,000 submissions. The Roman goddess of doorways and transitions won out. By Remy ...

The Martz-Kohl Observatory will host astronomer Erica mEssmer today at 7:30 p.m. Messmer’s discussion, titled “When Stars ...