A team of astronomers at the University of Milano-Bicocca has uncovered a colossal spiral galaxy that existed just 2 billion ...

Webb first observed the region called Sagittarius C in 2023. Now researchers are now using those observations to study star formation in the wider area around the center of the Milky Way, known as the ...

Such hydrogen atoms may eventually transform into molecular gas, the basic fuel for star formation. Therefore, these cold gas structures are key to the conditions that enable star formation and are of ...

There was the guy who dragged me to a pub for our first date so I could watch his football team lose spectacularly, before spending the rest of the night barely ... fashioned way: by going out ...

The general notion that the core of our galaxy, called the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) is an active place is not a new one. The forces that power the Mixmaster of the Milky Way have long remained a ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — When the sun goes down, the hot air balloons at Crump Park are going up — lighting up the night sky as part of Henrico SkyGlow. From 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday ...

A newly-discovered spiral galaxy, dubbed the Big Wheel, formed just 2 billion years after the big bang – far earlier, considering its size, than astronomers thought possible. Themiya Nanayakkara ...

Astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have created the most comprehensive three-dimensional map of the characteristics of cosmic dust in the Milky Way galaxy, according to a study ...

But if you just want to see some cool photos of the blood moon, you've come to the right place: Missed the lunar eclipse last night? When you can see a partial solar eclipse, next blood moon ...

The clouds that comprise this structure are highlighted in red and superimposed on an artist’s illustration of the Milky Way. The location of the Sun is ... “This region is easily visible in the ...

A red sky at sunset (night) means high pressure is likely moving in from the west. This suggests clear skies are on the way, hence the phrase “sailor’s delight.” Conversely, a fiery red ...

Astronomers have had a rare glimpse into the heart of the Milky Way thanks to an errant star expelled from the galactic centre. At the middle of our galaxy is a supermassive black hole ...