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The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of NGC 4694, a galaxy that possesses unusual properties that complicate its ...

The telescope and its magnifying power changed astronomy forever. Galileo's telescope allowed him to magnify the planets, just points of light to the unaided eye, into bright discs covered in ...

The professor of astronomy and planetary sciences at California Institute of Technology (Caltech), who won this year’s Shaw ...

Astronomers have taken the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy, and it’s a “monster star” surrounded by a cocoon ...

The best telescopes under $500 make astronomy a more accessible hobby, lowering the upfront cost required to get into the discipline. Some of the models in this guide are available even cheaper ...

A massive collision of galaxies sparked by one travelling at a scarcely-believable 2 million mph (3.2 million km/h) has been ...

Edwin Hubble, a renowned astronomer, revolutionized our understanding of the universe. He proved the existence of galaxies ...

Nonetheless, planned updates to the telescope’s instrumentation, such as the future GRAVITY+, promise to change this soon.

The Karnataka government is set to enhance scientific learning by distributing telescopes to 833 residential schools under ...

On Saturday, August 17, 2024, the Maunakea Astronomy Outreach Committee hosted the Tanabata Block Party on North A`ohoku ...