The Milky Way
Astronomers have long tried to track down how elements like carbon, which is essential for life, become widely distributed across…
A story of survival is unfolding at the outer reaches of our galaxy, and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is witnessing…
Astronomers have directed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists call this…
Data from NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope has given scientists new insights into why some supermassive black holes shine differently…
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has announced plans for an unprecedented survey of the plane of our Milky…
Using two of the agency’s X-ray telescopes, researchers were able to zoom in on a dead star’s erratic behavior as…
Editor’s Note: The GUSTO mission successfully launched on a scientific balloon from Antarctica Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. local time (Dec.…
A star-forming region, named Sagittarius C (Sgr C), is seen in exceptional detail in this image from Nov. 20, 2023,…
The latest image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in…
