NGC 520 is a bright and highly distorted galaxy in the constellation Pisces, discovered by William Herschel in 1784.

Calling this object a “nebula” is a bit of a misnomer, but galaxy IC 2574 does feature impressively large star-forming ...

From breathtaking snapshots of distant galaxies to game-changing discoveries about the universe ... The HST, named for astronomer Edwin Hubble, was planned in 1979 and built by 20 companies ...

Scientists using radio wavelength data from the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) spotted a strangely ...

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Addressing a rapt crowd on LMU's sun-filled Westchester campus, the best-selling author told graduates we have each won the ...

As the night sky became polluted with light from electrified cities, people built planetariums. Today, they’re more impressive than ever.

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the closest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, visible to the naked eye and set to merge ...

Astronomy has also changed over the last century. Just as Zeiss was completing its first projector, astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered that other galaxies exist beyond our Milky Way galaxy.

By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas ... But after work led by Edwin Hubble proved the universe was expanding ...

The stately and inclined spiral galaxy NGC 3511 is the subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxy is ...