The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has dramatically transformed the field of astronomy since its launch, precipitating groundbreaking discoveries that have reshaped our understanding of the ...

Astronomy James Webb Space Telescope reveals thick cosmic dust of Sagittarius B2, the most enormous star-forming cloud in the Milky Way — Space photo of the week Astronomy James Webb telescope's ...

Alfred University Assistant Astronomy Professor Connor Robinson recently lectured at the European Southern Observatory Headquarters outside of Munich, Ger., on a proposal to be submitted to NASA for ...

NGC 2775 has features of both spiral and elliptical galaxies. Astronomers have long sorted galaxies into types based on their visible structure. Spiral galaxies, like our Milky Way, have a flat disk, ...

Astronomy day 2025 is upon us! To celebrate, we've picked six targets to emphasize the variety and scale of objects visible in the night sky that will make for a beautiful and rewarding sight, whether ...

Why it's so special: Stars in the Milky Way galaxy are born in huge molecular clouds. The most massive is Sagittarius B2, which is just a few hundred light-years from our the galaxy's central black ...

Transparent telescope brings 'stunning deep-sky details' closer to home While I enjoy stargazing as much as the next person, I also love to know how things work – to get under the hood. French smart ...

Our Milky Way galaxy never sits still: it rotates and wobbles. And now, data from the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope reveal that our galaxy also has a giant wave rippling outwards from ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Jean Mueller became Palomar Observatory’s first female telescope operator in 1985, breaking decades-old gender ...

High in Chile’s Atacama Desert, the ALMA Telescope peers deeper into the cosmos than ever before. With its vast network of antennas, it’s revealing how galaxies, stars, and planets are born — ...

A new 3-D map provides the most detailed chart of nearby stellar nurseries yet, revealing the predicted glowing gas in and around all the star-forming regions within about 4,000 light-years of the sun ...

We’ve all looked up at a breathtaking night sky, snapped a photo, and ended up with nothing but a black void. This first-of-its-kind device changes that. Hestia transforms your iPhone into a powerful ...