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"Thanks to the high resolution of our new images, we detected a faint structure on the northeast side of this supernova ...
A surprisingly well-formed spiral galaxy has been spotted just a billion years after the Big Bang, challenging long-held ...
ESA's Gaia mission, the Very Large Telescope and other ground-based telescopes have discovered stellar black hole Gaia BH3.
Astronomers have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 is speeding through our galaxy at more than 110,000 mph. This ...
"What makes Zhúlóng stand out is just how much it resembles the Milky Way—both in shape, size and stellar mass," said the ...
An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has discovered the most distant spiral galaxy candidate known ...
Astronomers found a fast-moving 'zombie star' in the Milky Way. This magnetar, named SGR 0501+4516, has a strong magnetic ...
Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.
A rogue magnetar, named SGR 0501+4516, is crossing our galaxy without a clear trace of its birth, according to a study ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered Zhúlóng, a candidate for the most distant spiral galaxy in the universe. The ...
The Milky Way's twin from the dawn of time has been discovered thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope. According to ...
Simon Smith, a PhD student at UVic and Nanaimo Astronomy Society’s next guest speaker, specializes in finding extremely tiny, ...