Through the citizen science project, called Galaxy Zoo (part of the Zooniverse platform), volunteers can help astronomers ...

Astronomers have spotted an apparent supermassive black hole snacking on a star 600 million light-years away, wandering ...

Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to image "peculiar" galaxy Arp 184 (NGC 1961) about 190 million light-years away.

From beginner-friendly sky maps to pro-level planning tools, these stargazing apps help you explore the night sky with ...

Among the events it can identify are tidal disruption events, where a star gets spaghettified by the enormous gravity of a ...

The word itself comes from galaktikós kyklos, or “milky circle,” the ancient Greek term for the Milky Way, our home galaxy.

Magnetar flares, colossal cosmic explosions, may be directly responsible for the creation and distribution of heavy elements across the universe, suggests a new study.

Picture this: a small audience is quietly ushered into a darkened room. They gasp in awe, as a brilliant night sky shines ...

NASA and the European Space Agency recently shared an image of an oddly shaped spiral galaxy located about 190 million ...

A thin shell of air wraps around Earth, stretching about 20 miles above the surface. This invisible veil is packed with tiny ...

Astronomers are once again getting excited about a rare nova that could appear in the night sky anytime from now into the coming months. Here's why.