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This weird galaxy is creeping up on our Milky Way

June 5, 2019

This weird galaxy is creeping up on our Milky Way

A gorgeous new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope depicts Messier 90, a spiral galaxy roughly 60 million light-years away from our own Milky Way — but getting closer.

Growing alien worlds spotted in 'planet nursery' around young star

June 4, 2019

Growing alien worlds spotted in 'planet nursery' around young star

Astronomers have captured a remarkable image of two growing exoplanets circling a young star.

Astronomers catch distant star producing massive flare and plasma blob

May 30, 2019

Astronomers catch distant star producing massive flare and plasma blob

Astronomers may have spotted a distant star spitting out a giant flare that packed 100,000 times more energy than any seen from Earth's sun, a new study finds.

Titanic galactic collision left one galaxy twisted and warped, Hubble reveals

May 30, 2019

Titanic galactic collision left one galaxy twisted and warped, Hubble reveals

A new photograph from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the spectacular consequences when two galaxies collide.

Exploding stars may have put humanity on two feet

May 30, 2019

Exploding stars may have put humanity on two feet

As human ancestors went from swinging through trees to walking on two legs, they may have received a boost from an unlikely source: ancient supernovas.

Major Martian ice discovery thrills scientists

May 23, 2019

Major Martian ice discovery thrills scientists

Scientists have discovered layers of ice buried a mile beneath Mars’ north pole that could help unlock the Red Planet’s history.

Watch stunning meteor light up the night sky in Australia

May 22, 2019

Watch stunning meteor light up the night sky in Australia

Police in Australia have captured stunning footage of a meteor lighting up the night sky.

These wisps around black holes could reveal how the cosmic beasts eat

May 21, 2019

These wisps around black holes could reveal how the cosmic beasts eat

DENVER — You've seen the first close-up of a black hole.

These ancient galaxies are far brighter than expected. Does that signal a cosmic turning point?

May 15, 2019

These ancient galaxies are far brighter than expected. Does that signal a cosmic turning point?

By staring at the sky for over 200 hours, the Spitzer Space Telescope collected light that finally reached Earth after a 13-billion-year voyage through space.

Black hole photos could get even clearer with space-based telescopes

May 13, 2019

Black hole photos could get even clearer with space-based telescopes

The first-ever photo of a black hole amazed people across the world.