Scientists didn't expect that stars would be able to still form in the dwarf galaxy known as Leo P, which the James Webb ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...

While the events observed around Sgr A* are dramatic, this black hole is not as active as some at the center of other ...

There’s really no reason you can’t use binoculars to look into space – and in fact astronomers have been working on doing so ...

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 ...

The night sky is an object of fascination for many, and the Princeton community is no exception. On select nights throughout ...

Dr. Danielle Pahud is an instructor in the University of Manitoba’s department of physics and astronomy and director of the ...

A nebula that neighbors the Milky Way galaxy happens to be a powerhouse of forging stars, "a bouquet of thousands of stars in ...

This image was created by combining data from three major observatories: NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Hubble Space ...