For the first time in nearly a century, Earth’s night sky may soon be lit up by one of nature’s rarest celestial events: a ...
Are we alone in the universe? While no one can say for sure, space scientists know where to start looking—exoplanets. An ...
A new set of predictions for the so-called "Blaze Star," T Corona Borealis suggests the star might go nova on either March 27 ...
NASA launched a new space telescope into orbit to explore the origins of the universe. The mission will use sophisticated ...
The new initiative will help students in rural areas learn more about astronomy. Can it inspire the next generation of ...
The universe is expanding ... It starts with precise measurements of nearby stars and extends to more distant galaxies, including those hosting Type Ia supernovae — exploding stars that shine ...
The Hubble Space Telescope image offers an up-close view of one section of the nebula, which is largely shaped by a young central star cluster called Dolidze 25, located outside of the image frame.
But we know that, in the beginning, the universe was a cosmic desert, with not a drop to drink. That changed about 100 million years after the big bang as the first stars in the universe flickered ...