One of the greatest astronomer's, who changed our entire understanding of the universe, was born 135 years ago today ...

How would you like to see the farthest thing visible to the naked eye? It’s possible, but you’ll need to bundle up and sit ...

While the world of astrology is abuzz with the apparent movement of the dwarf planet Pluto, I want to talk about Andromeda, ...

Using variable stars as distance markers and the giant telescope on Mount Wilson, Edwin Hubble (then a young and little-known astronomer) was able to show that the Andromeda Nebula was over a ...

So when Edwin Hubble discovered a Cepheid variable in 1923, in what was then called the Andromeda Nebula, the incredibly dim ...

Andromeda’s father, King Cepheus (a house-shaped constellation near Cassiopeia) consulted the oracle. He learnt the only ...

Fall is an incredible time for amateur astronomers to get out there and look at the night sky. Some of the most recognizable and bright objects that can be seen in the night sky make their ...

How would you like to see the farthest thing visible to the naked eye? It’s possible, but you’ll need to bundle up and sit ...

The key to settling the debate about the organization of the universe turned out to be a fuzzy object that had been observed and cataloged by many observers (including William Herschel) called the ...

(SUBMITTED PHOTO) The best way to find the Andromeda Galaxy is to locate the constellation Andromeda the Princess, attached to the constellation Pegasus the Winged Horse in the early evening high ...