M17, often called the Omega, the Swan, and the Checkmark Nebula, stars in a new image taken by the VISTA telescope in Chile.

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Astronomers are racing to protect the dark skies as private companies seek to place large advertisements in Earth orbit ...

This event also triggers the birth of highly magnetic neutron stars, or "magnetars ... universe is what makes our field of time-domain astronomy so incredibly thrilling.” ...

Trained on the spectacular Flame Nebula, the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes went hunting for the smallest stars in ...

Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the ...

When massive stars explode as supernovae, they can leave behind neutron stars. Other than black holes, these are the densest ...

The project in the Atacama Desert could increase light pollution by up to 50%, making it much harder to observe the cosmos ...

IrishCentral Contributor Michael O'Shea traces the fascinating history of 'The Plough and the Stars' and how it became a ...