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M17, often called the Omega, the Swan, and the Checkmark Nebula, stars in a new image taken by the VISTA telescope in Chile.

American astronomy thrives today largely because of the underpinnings achieved by John Quincy Adams in his far-reaching ...

SpaceX and other companies plan to launch tens of thousands of satellites, which could mar astronomical observations and pollute the atmosphere.

Head out and find some bright planets in the evening this week: Mars, Jupiter, and Venus are all visible right now. Here's ...

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When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...

Greek astronomer Dimitrios Psaltis was instrumental in the gigantic effort to take mankind's first-ever image of a black hole ...

Trained on the spectacular Flame Nebula, the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes went hunting for the smallest stars in ...

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are on their way to Earth in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule after problems with a Boeing vehicle set in motion a nine-month stay on the International Space Station ...

As ground-based gamma-ray telescopes increase in complexity, managing their operations demands extensive coordination across ...

"Historically, astronomy has left an indelible mark on human society and played a pivotal role in intellectual enlightenment, ...