A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a stunning and fashionable sight: the Sombrero Galaxy, named for its resemblance to the traditional Mexican hat. With its wide, flat shape ...
Rising emissions shrink Earth's thermosphere, weakening drag and trapping space junk in orbit for centuries—threatening ...
March's full moon, known as the Worm Moon, will bring a stunning total lunar eclipse, turning the Moon a deep reddish hue in ...
Our solar system's journey around the center of the Milky Way takes it through varying galactic environments, and one may ...
In this mosaic image stretching 340 light-years across, Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) displays the Tarantula Nebula star-forming region in a new light, including tens of thousands of ...
Our Solar System is in motion and cruises at about 200 kilometres per second relative to the center of the Milky Way.
It's easy to get lost in a clear night sky full of stars. It can feel like a random mess of lights without a little guidance.
Little Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Messier 76, M76, or NGC 650/651) located 3,400 light-years away in the northern circumpolar constellation Perseus. It is classified as a planetary nebula, an ...
Millions of years ago, our Solar System traveled through a densely populated galactic region and was exposed to increased interstellar dust.
The solar system moved through a star-forming area near Orion. This event might have increased interstellar dust around Earth ...
A spectacle for stargazers to admire will take place in the night sky this evening, March 8. Mars will have a close encounter ...