Astronomers have confirmed a wandering black hole, about seven times the mass of the Sun, 5,000 light-years from Earth.

"No existing galaxy formation model within our standard cosmological paradigm can currently explain how this galaxy came to ...

Once mistaken for a fuzzy star cluster, the stunning Squid Galaxy—formally known as Messier 77—has transformed in the eyes of ...

Astronomers have discovered a rare kind of galaxy that seems to be missing one of the universe’s most important ingredients: ...

Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and ...

Astronomers from Swinburne University in Australia and elsewhere have employed the Keck II telescope to investigate the ...

Astronomers found a fast-moving 'zombie star' in the Milky Way. This magnetar, named SGR 0501+4516, has a strong magnetic ...

If you’ve ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what’s out there, now’s a great time to check out Markarian’s Chain — ...

Webb's Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) allowed scientists to look through the dust and gas to see the ghostly structure of the galaxy. Webb was even able to image the nuclear star cluster at the ...

The oldest naked eye star yet found still provides stellar theorists with key data on the earliest epochs of our Milky Way.

The unusual galaxy was profiled in two complimentary studies. The first study, led by Doctoral Candidate Yimeng Tang of the University of California, Santa Cruz and published in the journal ...

Schreiner University will host its final spring Star Party on Friday, April 25, starting at 8:30 p.m. at the Loftis Family ...