A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...

The result is an impressive panorama, revealing approximately 200 million stars and extending six times the apparent diameter ...

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...

Measuring distances across the universe is much more challenging than measuring distances on Earth. Is a brighter star closer ...

Discover over 80 exciting events happening across North Carolina this February, from romantic Valentine's Day celebrations to ...

The Gaia mission, launched by the European Space Agency, has completed a decade of groundbreaking astronomical observations, collecting over three trillion data points on two billion stars and ...

The crescent-shaped of seven stars can be found between the Boötes and Hercules constellations ... A drawing star map pointing T CrB in Corona Borealis with a red pencil T Coronae Borealis ...

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia telescope has completed its objective - making the most detailed and precise map of the Milky Way galaxy. The agency shared the visuals on social media, ...

Orion the Hunter and Taurus the Bull face off in the southern sky in early February as soon as it gets dark. Taurus is home to two of the brightest star clusters, the Pleiades and Hyades. Both are ...

from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special events like meteor showers. Observing the night sky can be done with no special equipment, although a sky map can ...

We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms.

Just east of Betelgeuse is the fine binocular cluster NGC 2244. But the much fainter Rosette Nebula that lies around the cluster shows up nicely in this fine photo of it by EAAA member James Schultz.