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

The Hubble Space Telescope completes a high-resolution portrait of our galaxy's gorgeous neighbor, which will help scientists better understand our Milky Way.

A century ago, Edwin Hubble unveiled a groundbreaking discovery that revolutionized humanity’s understanding of the cosmos.

The Triangulum Galaxy, also informally known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy 2.7 million light-years from Earth ...

Experienced observers likely recognize the New General Catalogue (NGC) and the Index Catalogue (IC), but the most famous one comes to us from French comet-hunter Charles Messier (1730–1817).

Messier 1 better known as the Crab Nebula, Charles Messier originally mistook Messier 1 for Halley’s Comet, which inspired him to create his famous catalog of objects. Peering deep into M1, this ...

Astronomers are celebrating the completion of a 2.5-billion-pixel panoramic picture of the entire Andromeda Galaxy. The team includes several UC Santa Cruz researchers who made significant ...

A GALAXY of heavenly wrought poems has been brought together to celebrate Burns night this Saturday which coincides with a rare ...

In “Talk,” Alison Wood Brooks mines years of data to optimize your conversations.

It was only seven months ago that Princess Diana's brother Charles announced his divorce from Countess Karen Spencer, and since then, things have only gotten messier. According to documents filed ...