The full image includes some 2.5 billion pixels compiled from observations spanning more than 1,000 orbits around Earth ...
We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms.
By that metric, the ESA’s Gaia mission is a resounding success. The spacecraft gave us a precise, 3D map of our Milky Way galaxy and has forced us to abandon old ideas and replace them with compelling ...
The Hubble Space Telescope has provided the most detailed survey of the Andromeda galaxy, revealing new clues about its ...
Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to transform our understanding of the universe. By combining its advanced ...
ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.
Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.
Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.
A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...
About 100 years after astronomer Edwin Hubble's discovered the "magnificent" spiral nebula, the Hubble Space Telescope and ...
A trio of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and Niigata University have found what they describe as "peculiar embedded ...