The sparkling scene depicted in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is of the spiral galaxy NGC 5248, located 42 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Boötes. This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Dorado.

The universe is home to many fascinating objects. R Aquarii is a binary star system with a red giant and a white dwarf. Omega Centauri is a globular c

Using four telescopes linked together, astronomers have captured an astonishing image of a huge star more than 160,000 light years away

Scientists said Thursday they have taken the first ever close-up image of a star outside of the Milky Way, capturing a blurry shot of a dying behemoth 2,000 times bigger

Imagine capturing a portrait of a cosmic giant so massive it could swallow our entire solar system thousands of times over — and doing so from 160,000 light-years away. That’s exactly what an international team of astronomers has accomplished,