At the center of our galaxy, there’s a mysterious, diffuse glow given off by gamma rays — powerful radiation usually emitted by high-energy objects such as<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

By combining the power of ground-based and space-based telescopes, astronomers have discovered a new brown dwarf—a type of ...

A powerful new telescope has captured its first glimpse of the cosmos, and could transform our understanding of how stars, galaxies and black holes ...

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As many night sky enthusiasts and stargazers across the country may know, it can be hard to find good locations to enjoy the ...

Scientists are attributing the mysterious, diffuse glow at our galaxy's center to dark matter, a phenomenon usually linked ...

The giant elliptical galaxy Messier 87 (M87), in the constellation Virgo, possesses near its center a supermassive black hole ...

Don't miss the annual celestial spectacle of the Orionid meteor shower peaking tonight! Get ready to witness up to 20 ...

The Orionids meteor shower is an annual event which reaches its peak in UAE skies between Tuesday October 21 and Thursday ...

A photographer has been shortlisted for a prestigious award. Michael Steven Harris’ photograph of a ‘milky way over the West Pier’ has been nominated for best low light photography at the British ...