A century ago this month, a brash astronomer leaked a discovery that opened our view to the cosmic distance scale and the ...

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

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Visible from Earth's Southern Hemisphere just below the tail of the Scorpion — and close to the core of the Milky Way — it's the largest known star cluster in our galaxy. It's the ultimate ...

A team led by Dante Minniti and including Vatican Observatory scholars maps the Milky Way in stunning detail. Built from ...

Stare deeply at these galaxies. They appear as if blood is pumping through the top of a flesh-free face. The long, ghastly ...

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro stitched together an eerie look at the core of our galaxy, the Milky Way, showing glowing lights in the dark. The sun gets ... a panoramic view of the Milky Way ...

Min Read This observation combines mid-infrared light from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, and ultraviolet and visible ...

Image: Radio image of Sagittarius A* in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, obtained from this re-analysis. The structure is elongated from east to west. The east side is bright and the ... contains ...