Astronomers have identified what could be the largest structure ever observed in the known universe—a vast network of galaxy ...

Our modern era of space observation and exploration deepens our connection with the universe—and with each other. When NASA ...

Galaxies are astronomical objects composed of billions or even trillions of stars. Our Earth and solar system are just a tiny ...

Astronomers discovered the gas giant planet — dubbed a "hot Jupiter " — in 2016, but have continued to investigate this ...

Centaurus A: NGC 5128 is a galaxy in constellation Centaurus, discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop. Messier ...

Set against a backdrop littered with tiny pinpricks of light glint a few, brighter stars, this is NGC 1858, a 10-million-year ...

Where is our solar system in the vast assemblage of celestial objects in this island Universe we call the Milky Way? To answer that question, we can begin with the beautiful configuration of stars we ...

This is a photo capturing the unique rock pillars known as 'Pinnacles' in the Nambung National Park in Western Australia, ...

Sometimes, if the night is dark and clear enough, you can look up and see the Milky Way in its arc across ... How our own ...