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But that’s nothing compared with PSR J2322-2650b, an object the mass of Jupiter studied recently by the James Webb Space ...

Space telescopes are typically optimized either to study a small patch of the sky across many wavelengths of light or to ...

Our understanding of the true nature of the cosmos relies on measurements of its expansion, but cosmologists have been ...

Our universe is filled with galaxies, in all directions as far as our instruments can see. Some researchers estimate that ...

A mysterious excess of far-ultraviolet light seen across the Milky Way could come from the annihilation of clumpy dark matter ...

Easy: He uses a warp drive, a nifty little propulsion trick that allows the crew to exceed the speed of light by warping ...

Late October presents a perfect opportunity to spot the ancient light of the Andromeda galaxy as it climbs high overhead to brighten the autumn night sky. The Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the Milky Way's ...

Historically, the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) was a subject of extensive debate, initially considered a "nebulous smear" and later central to the "island universe" hypothesis proposing its status as an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, is one of the most spectacular ...

As the sun sets, the Summer Triangle is straight overhead. To the north, the Big Dipper dominates as always, its cup sitting nearly parallel to the horizon late in the evening. Malan is astronomy ...

The Andromeda constellation, encompassing the mythological princess, is notable for its size (19th largest) and moderate brightness (37th brightest), with its brightest star, Alpheratz, officially ...