The eighth-brightest deep-sky object is the Coma Star Cluster (Melotte 111), an open cluster that lies some 280 light-years away. Although its combined magnitude is 1.8, that brightness is spread ...

By all rights, they shouldn’t exist. When NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) first opened its eyes to the distant past, ...

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Even though some deep sky objects can also be spotted with the naked eye, a small telescope can take you deeper into the world of outer space and into a never ending journey of new discoveries.

The objects, which look like distant ring-shaped islands, have been dubbed odd radio circles, or ORCs, for their shape and overall peculiarity. Astronomers don't yet know exactly how far away ...

New technology illuminates colder objects in deep space: New material offers more stable infrared detection Date: July 9, 2014 Source: Northwestern University Summary: Too cool and faint, many ...