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A newly restored 17th-century map of the stars and planets is going on display for the first time in England. As one of only ...

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Edwin Hubble, a renowned astronomer, revolutionized our understanding of the universe. He proved the existence of galaxies ...

The star — known as WOH G64 — is located 160,000 light years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy that orbits the Milky Way.

A historic observatory opens a multi-million-dollar museum and celebrates its unique history and legacy of current big-play ...

Within the University of Montana’s School of Theatre, representation for people with disabilities is highlighted in the ...

While astronomers have taken about two dozen zoomed-in images of stars in our galaxy, unveiling their properties, countless other stars dwell within other galaxies, so far away that observing even one ...