An exoplanet has been discovered orbiting Barnard's star by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. Barnard ...

The team used the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in ...

Astronomers have discovered over 100 new alien worlds so far this year — some many light-years away from Earth — that ...

In an extraordinary leap forward for astrophysics, astronomers have achieved a momentous breakthrough with the first direct ...

This deep view of the Orion Constellation glows in reddish hues thanks to a filtered view of hydrogen alpha emission, a type ...

The Sculptor galaxy is similar in many respects to our Milky Way. It is about the same size and mass, with a similar spiral ...

Matter in intergalactic space is not randomly scattered - it forms a vast network of filamentary structures that make up the ...

Astronomers have produced the most detailed map yet of the Sculptor Galaxy, revealing hundreds of previously unseen celestial ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant glory, shining in thousands ...

Galaxies shine in a rainbow of emissions from gas, dust, and stars. Each of these building blocks emits light at specific ...

The first batch of test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is scheduled to be released Monday at 11:30 a.m., followed ...

Astronomers have created the most detailed image of a galaxy of its kind ever seen. The “incredibly detailed” picture shows ...