The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of NGC 4694, a galaxy that possesses unusual properties that complicate its ...
For the first time, international astronomers have successfully captured a close-up image of a star outside the Milky Way ...
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.
This is perhaps best encapsulated in a Walt Whitman poem titled “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer.” The narrator describes ...
The James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope recently released a chilling view of two spiral galaxies, IC ...
If WOH G64 was placed at the center of our Solar System, it would extend to the orbit of Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun.
The Villages Astronomy Club is inviting stargazers to join them for the “Starry Starry Night" observation event. Mark your ...
Astronomers have taken a zoomed-in photo of a star outside the Milky Way for the first time, the European Southern ...
Using four telescopes linked together, astronomers have captured an astonishing image of a huge star more than 160,000 light years away ...
In mid-November 2024, a photograph circulated on social media, allegedly showing three planets perfectly aligned above the ...
Scientists at the European Southern Observatory have revealed a photograph showing a close-up image of star WHO G64, a red supergiant.
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink spacecraft — 13 of which are capable of beaming service directly to smartphones — ...