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Astronomers have spotted a zombie star, SGR 0501+4516, speeding through the Milky Way. This magnetar has an incredibly strong ...
Thirty-five years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit. It's been sending back galactic data and images ...
Serving nine UC campuses and two national laboratories, Lick Observatory continues to be at the forefront of groundbreaking ...
In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the legendary space telescope’s launch, here are 35 of our favorite images it has ...
Central Oregon is home to four Dark Sky-certified locations for stargazing: Sunriver, Antelope, Sisters and Prineville Reservoir State Park.
A team of astronomers and astrophysicists at the Chinese Academy of Science's National Astronomical Observatories has found ...
"We want to understand how these galaxies are forming stars, how many stars they’re forming, and especially how the black ...
Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.
New research suggests that the largest cosmic structure is even bigger and closer to Earth than we knew. It goes against ...
In the years since, Hubble has gathered more than 1.6 million observations and 430 terabytes of data. The telescope has ...
Stranded astronauts and celebrity space tourism have piqued interest in space — and a photography exhibition in the museum is ...
The world's most famous telescope is celebrating in style with new views of Mars, nebulas and a galaxy that reminds us of home.