The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured the stunning Sombrero Galaxy (M104), known for its bright central bulge and ...

Sculptor—officially labeled NGC 253—is considered a starburst galaxy, one heavy with stellar action. It's located 11 million light-years away in the Southern Hemisphere's constellation Sculptor, and ...

We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its ...

Very massive stars are cosmic "rock stars" that live fast, die young and leave black holes in their place. During this ...

World's largest digital camera observes cosmos, capturing detailed images of galaxies, asteroids, and stars changing ...

By studying what makes the Milky Way unique, astronomers are hoping to understand our galaxy’s past and unravel the mystery ...

L3Harris in Rochester played a pivotal role in building the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s massive secondary mirror.

With more Dark Sky Places than anywhere else in the world, Utah’s high deserts are giving visitors front-row seats to the ...

Object Details printer Photogravure & Color Company Location Currently not on view ID Number GA.12384 catalog number 12384 accession number 66226 Object Name Print Other Terms Print; Photogravure ...

Messier 77, captured by Hubble, also known as the Squid Galaxy, is a swirling spiral 45 million light-years away in Cetus, the constellation named for a whale. It was discovered in 1780 by Pierre ...

Sh2-284 resides 15,000 light-years away at the end of an outer spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy ... Andersen; ESO/VPHAS+ Team Sh2-284 is an HII region, glowing as an emission nebula energized by ...

The Owl Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula — a type of object that yields glimpses of stellar death in slow motion.