When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...

At the Harvard College Observatory in years around 1900, women were hired to make measurements of astronomical data and do ...

The event featured a space photography exhibition at Gallery Zoom, showcasing astronomical photographs by Bangladeshi astrophotographers Kabir Zami, Ferdous Ahmed Rafi, and Ahnaf Safin Islam ...

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BL Lacertae, an enigmatic blazar, has shattered long-held classification norms, leaving astronomers baffled. Originally ...

Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...

Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the ...

Astronomers say they have traced a mysterious pulsing in the Milky Way to a surprising source: a dead star locked in a dance ...

Astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million ...

This place just made TIME's list of World's Greatest Places of 2025 and Newsweek's 10 best science museums in the U.S. Here's ...

Its employees regularly collect weather data that help scientists monitor daily forecasts, track hurricanes, support air ...