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Names are a strange thing in astronomy. Sometimes scientists come up with grandiose, simple name, like the Extremely Large ...

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A team of astronomers have put together the largest, most detailed map of the universe ever created – and you can explore it ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently spotted a rare cosmic phenomenon known as the "Cosmic Owl". This structure is ...

NASA’s James Webb Telescope captures the "Cosmic Owl," a rare galactic formation resembling an owl’s face. See stunning images.

One of the most perplexing discoveries in modern astronomy has been finding supermassive black holes, some weighing billions ...

NASA has just released a new documentary about the most powerful space telescope ever built, and you can watch it now.

Last week the James Webb Space Telescope captured a direct image of what they believe to be a previously unknown exoplanet ...

Because it doesn't interreact with light or electromagnetism, dark matter exists to us only through its influence on visible ...

Readers doubtless know that metals expand when heated. As explained in a NASA blog post that’s a problem for space telescopes ...

Supermassive black holes usually lurk unseen, but when an unlucky star drifts too close they ignite titanic outbursts ...