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The highly inclined barred spiral M108 in Ursa Major is sometimes called the Surfboard Galaxy. It's not to be missed.
The Milky Way's core will be visible this month and through August. Here's what Tennessee stargazers should know.
Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...
The universe is filled with galaxies, and many really faint galaxies are interesting objects from an astrophysical point of view, but they offer backyard observers with amateur telescopes quite a ...
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers from Canada and Switzerland have discovered a new galaxy, which ...
Alternative to fireworks? Stargazers could instead catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way ...
Our Milky Way galaxy is at its best for the next couple of weeks, but most of you will need to make a special effort to see it. It will probably require a drive of an hour or more to reach a dark ...
Astronomers have long thought that the Milky Way is headed for an inevitable crash with its neighbor, Andromeda. But a new ...
Centaurus A is the fifth brightest galaxy in the sky and about 12 million light years distant. X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: Rolf Olsen; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
The goal is to reach the center of the galaxy. But “No Man’s Sky” puts few restrictions on how to accomplish that. You’re free to make your way as a trader, an explorer, or even as a ...