Astronomers have been confounded by recent evidence that the universe expanded at different rates throughout its life. New ...
In addition to helping the researchers nail down the nebula's ellipsoidal structure, the 3D model also confirmed that the ...
A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun ...
Our sun is a lonely star. At least half the stars in our galaxy have binary companions. This was nicely illustrated in the ...
"The protostars are midway down the path to becoming mature stars." Two young stars shine bright in the dusty depths of the ...
Discover the fascinating story of the 'blue lurker,' a mysterious star in the M67 star cluster studied by NASA's Hubble ...
The Universe really seems to be expanding fast. Too fast, even. A new measurement confirms what previous — and highly debated ...
The picture, snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope, reveals Jupiter shining in ultraviolet light. In the image, Jupiter's famous Great Red Spot, which appears red in visible light, is a instead a ...
RIT Professor Joel Kastner leads a research team that determines the true three-dimensional structure of the iconic Ring ...
Could time itself actually explain our universe's expansion? Our current cosmological model—known as lambda cold dark matter, ...
NASA astronaut Nick Hague will install patches to the agency’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) X-ray ...
The name 'blue lurker' might sound like a villainous character from a superhero movie. But it is a rare class of star that NASA's Hubble Space Telescope explored by looking deeply into the open star ...