A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...

A trio of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and Niigata University have found what they describe as "peculiar embedded ...

ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.

Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...

Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.

Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...

Watch the mesmerizing Tarantula Nebula video captured by the Hubble telescope, showcasing the most productive star-forming ...

Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.

We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms.

About 100 years after astronomer Edwin Hubble's discovered the "magnificent" spiral nebula, the Hubble Space Telescope and ...

"Little red dot" galaxies discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope in the early cosmos appear to be ruled by supermassive ...

Hubble’s work pushed the field of astronomy forward, starting with his paper demonstrating that some objects exist outside ...