In any globular cluster, all its stars formed at the same time, from the same cloud of gas. The Milky Way has around 150 ...

The Milky Way, a barred spiral galaxy, has been extensively studied by NASA. Infrared images illustrate polarized dust, while ...

Among the Milky Way’s outskirts is a firecracker show of star formation. How do environmental factors affect the star ...

The Love’s Planetarium, which opened Friday, is the only one of its caliber in North America. With its eight 4K projectors ...

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has provided groundbreaking data from near the edge of the solar system, revealing the cosmic ...

NASA has dubbed the large spiral galaxy the Milky Way’s ‘big brother ... using DECam to construct the most extensive 3D map of the night sky ever made. Cerro Tololo is also home to the ...

They serve as a map and a timepiece. And they function as a powerful ... The silhouette of the emu lies in the sky river - the Milky Way or Warrambool,” Duane Hamacher. “The Yarran tree lying across ...

The results are in line with theory — but the key to an accurate measurement was understanding how dusty the galaxy is.

Where it is: 30 million light-years away in the constellation Pavo When it was shared: Aug. 21, 2024 Why it's so special: Because we're embedded within the Milky ... 3D map of the night sky ...