Using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), astronomers have observed a supermassive galactic open cluster designated Westerlund ...

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning 80 million-pixel image of the star cluster RCW 38, as ...

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning 80 million-pixel image of the star cluster RCW 38, as captured by ESO's Visible and ...

From supermoons to a total eclipse to the national park’s biggest and best-attended star parties, these are the must-see celestial shows of the year ...

As the most intense star-forming region in the Local Group, 30 Doradus is of particular importance to astronomers.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures a Fascinating Cosmic Occurrence 'Blue Lurker' Star System 2,800 Light-Years From Earth In a ...

From planets and constellations, to eclipses and the Aurora Borealis, here's what to look for in the sky this spring ...

A rare breed of star recently ... a member of the open cluster M67, also known as the "King Cobra Cluster." This 4 billion-year-old group of 500 stars, located 2,800 light-years away, is loosely ...

Yet magnetars appear primarily in young star clusters ... should have disappeared long ago in the 11.3-billion-year-old galaxy, located 2 billion light years from Earth and weighing more than ...

A new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers suggests that unpredictable stars could be distorting our ...

But new FRB is pinpointed to the outskirts of 11.3-billion ... a tight cluster of stars on the edge of Messier 81 (M81), a grand design spiral galaxy located about 12 million light years from ...