The shock wave triggered by one of the five galaxies making up the iconic Stephan's Quintet appears to be less disruptive ...

He was home from college in 1975 when he spotted Nova Cygni in Chattanooga, Tenn. "I was outside observing like any good little astronomy nerd should," Cooke recalled. "I looked up and the ...

The nova, when a star shows a sudden large increase in brightness, will only be visible to the naked eye for less than a week, according to NASA. To astronomy enthusiasts, it will appear as if a ...

A massive collision of galaxies sparked by one travelling at a scarcely-believable 2 million mph (3.2 million km/h) has been ...

Sixteenth century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe laid the framework for modern cosmology without ever using a telescope.

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A team of astronomers has discovered a link between black holes and stellar eruptions, suggesting the potential existence of ...

We took a January transatlantic journey on the Queen Mary 2, the only cruise vessel designed to handle the 30-foot-high waves ...

The astronomy team believes the gas and dust released by the star ... Barry Devonald was surprised to be welcomed by a whole ...