The Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope captured imagery of young star system ...

Researchers conducted the first-ever near-infrared analysis of an extragalactic recurrent nova and found it is one of the ...

A team of researchers at Nagoya University has discovered evidence that the Small Magellanic Cloud is potentially being torn ...

A team has revealed new insights into the motion of massive stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a small galaxy neighboring the Milky Way. Their findings suggest that the gravitational pull of ...

In recent years, astronomers have been able to study the motion of the stars in the galaxy with outstanding precision. And ...

In the grand puzzle of the cosmos, one question continues to defy easy answers: how fast is the universe expanding?

The Carina Nebula, a vast star-forming region, shines bright with new stars and protostars in this NASA image. A protostar, HH 34, is captured in this image, surrounded by a disk of gas and dust that ...

Photographer extraordinaire Don Pettit is about to return to Earth following a seven-month stay aboard the space station. Take a moment to enjoy his best work.

Researchers link two ancient mass extinctions to nearby supernova explosions, which may have damaged Earth's atmosphere and ...