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

New data reveals a 3-million-light-year filament connecting two galaxies, each of which hosts a supermassive black hole.

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(THE CONVERSATION) If you want to know what happened in the earliest years of the universe, you are going to need a very big, very specialized telescope. Much to the joy of astronomers and space fans ...

After being launched into space, the space telescope SPHEREx will observe the universe for 2 1/2 years from an altitude of ...

Researchers say they've discovered the largest known object in the universe, a galactic superstructure called Quipu.

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The "dark universe detective" space telescope Euclid has discovered its first Einstein ring in the process, learning about ...

From helping catalyze interstellar reactions and fueling the birth of stars to its presence in neighborhood gas giants like ...

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Space Observatory is opening its doors to the public, offering a glimpse into ...