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Galactic starlight will take your breath away | Space photo of the day for May 19, 2026

The galaxy M77 looks truly out-of-this-world in a new image by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Space · May 19

One Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies?

100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s "Great Debate"

Salon · Feb 14, 2025

One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate’

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in January 1925, a paper read by one of his colleagues on his behalf reported that the Andromeda nebula, also called M31, was nearly a million light…

The Conversation · Jan 24, 2025

What links The Cow, The Cattle, The Bee and The Spider? The Saturday quiz

From Songpa to special relativity, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023

The August new moon is ideal for spotting stunning deep sky objects tonight

The new moon on Aug. 15 will offer dark skies perfect for skywatchers to hunt out stunning Messier objects like the globular cluster M2, the Butterfly Cluster and the Wild Duck Cluster.

Space · Aug 15, 2023

Stunning Hubble telescope photo reveals star-studded M55 cluster

A distant cluster sparkles with ancient stars in a gorgeous new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

Space · Mar 23, 2023

5 planets will align on March 27 and you won't want to miss it. Here's where to look.

On March 27, a cosmic parade of five planets, the moon and a star cluster will line up in the night sky. Here's how to see the special event.

Space · Mar 22, 2023