The Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope captured imagery of young star system HH 1177 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Credit: ESO ...

Star clusters are formed when gravity pulls young stars together, forcing them to orbit each other. A star cluster can ...

Astronomy lovers in America will be treated to a great show in this month. In the early morning of March 14, a total lunar ...

At the edge of the Milky Way, there are a surprising number of hyper-fast stars that originate from outside. They apparently ...

"We are able to measure the local dark matter density using direct acceleration measurements for the first time." ...

From supermassive black holes to vibrant star clusters and nebulae, check out these 7 mesmerizing cosmic images captured by ...

A celestial body is any natural object outside Earth's atmosphere. This includes stars, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dwarf planets and meteoroids.

Scientists estimate that less than 1 kilogram of dark matter exists in a volume equivalent to Earth’s size. Despite dark ...

Don Pettit, a NASA astronaut currently aboard the International Space Station, uses his camera to capture stunning images of ...

Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever ...