Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered Zhúlóng, the most distant known spiral galaxy, existing just ...

A cosmic "bone" at the heart of the Milky Way appears to be fractured. Looking at the break, astronomers found a radio source.

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has discovered the most distant known spiral galaxy to date. This ultra-massive system, shaped like a flattened disk, existed just one ...

The first image of the whole Earth from space came in 1972, when astronauts Ron Evans or Harrison Schmitt took a photo from onboard Apollo 17 while headed to the Moon. This was the first time that an ...

The birth of new stars is arguably the one of the most enchanting sights in the entire cosmos Check out these 7 captivating ...

An interest in understanding the role that the Milky Way played in Egyptian culture and religion has led University of ...

A recent study on ancient Egyptian imagery suggests rare drawings of the sky goddess Nut represent the earliest visualization ...

Initially, the astronomer who first made note of this fuzzy-looking glowing cluster thought it might be a nebula. But it’s ...

It proposed that in winter, the Milky Way highlighted Nut's outstretched arms, while in summer, it traced her backbone across the heavens. Dr. Graur's conclusions about Nut and the Milky Way have ...

Bode's Galaxy has an apparent magnitude of +6.94, making it one of the brightest galaxies visible in the Northern Hemisphere.