The latest research results indicate that these famous star clusters represent the different phases of life of one and the ...

Home > Press release: Three star clusters – all with the same ...

The astronomers observed hot minerals just beginning to solidify – the first specks of planet-forming material, the ...

The night sky is home to many celestial features named after creatures from Earth’s oceans. Among the stars, you’ll find ...

A decade of observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has produced the sharpest and most detailed images of the Andromeda ...

Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a spectacular image of the Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946) shining close to the dark shape of the Seahorse Nebula.

For the first time, astronomers have observed the moment when planets start forming around a distant star, revealing a ...

While astronomers have previously seen young discs that contain newborn, massive, Jupiter-like planets, McClure says, “we’ve always known that the first solid parts of planets, or planetesimals, must ...

For the photographers honored at the 2025 Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards, the universe is their muse. From our ...

The annual competition for professional and amateur astrophotographers released its shortlisted images, which capture the ...

If they had superhero vision, an astronaut would see the people at the South Pole and North Pole standing upside down from ...

By Kat Troche As summer deepens in the Northern Hemisphere, a familiar constellation rises with the galactic core of the ...