November’s night skies are grand, festive and bright in many places, quiet and contemplative in others. Both tempers are ...
The stunning NGC 2903 galaxy, located in the constellation of Leo (The Lion). The image was captured by Hubble as part of a survey of 145 nearby disk galaxies. ESA/Hubble & NASA, L. Ho et al. The ...
Deep in the constellation Canes Venatici, also called the Hunting Dogs, lies the dwarf galaxy NGC 4449. It's part of the M94 galaxy group, near a group of galaxies to which our Milky Way belongs. In ...
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured imagery of spiral galaxy UGC 2890. The "galaxy lies around 30 million light-years ...
While scouring images from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers spotted Capotauro, "one of the most puzzling ...
Two objects in this galaxy serve to build a "Cosmic Distance Ladder," scientists say. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Unlike the ...
The best news for stargazers in November is that Butler nights are much longer, and you can start your stargazing well before ...
New and old stars alike twinkle in the dusty spiral arms of NGC 1087. Located 80 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus, NGC 1087 is a barred spiral galaxy. It has a diameter of 87,000 ...
A new, face-on view of the "Spanish Dancer" galaxy is a sight to behold. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Hubble Space ...
The image from the Hubble Space Telescope shared this week shows a “serpentine” galaxy with winding, snake-like spiral arms, and is appropriately enough located in the constellation of Serpens, or The ...