In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

It is clear that human beings, throughout history, have always had a constant curiosity to discover everything that happens ...

Centaurus A: NGC 5128 is a galaxy in constellation Centaurus, discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop. Messier ...

Explore the James Webb Space Telescope's incredible discovery: a cosmic alignment revealing the teenage years of our Milky ...

From supermoons to a total eclipse to the national park’s biggest and best-attended star parties, these are the must-see celestial shows of the year ...

In a significant astronomical discovery, researchers found three ultra-faint dwarf galaxies, offering new insights into the ...

Astronomers have investigated three ultra-faint dwarf galaxies that are located in a region of space far away from the ...

“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...

The Martz Observatory will host a screening with speaker Margaret Verrico at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19. Verrico’s talk will be shown on the big screen at the Martz-Kohl Observatory and is available ...

Filmmaker and CEO Tosca Musk is pouring her heart into Passionflix, a steamy streaming platform built on the unifying power ...

Possibly one of the best-known constellations in the northern sky, Ursa Major—or the Great Bear—contains an asterism of seven ...

The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...