One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate.’
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...
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By Katrina Miller NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry. By Robin George ...
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Experts Stunned After Witnessing Rare Phenomenon Known as the 'Einstein Ring' Captured by a Space Telescope
Experts Stunned After Witnessing Rare Phenomenon Known as the 'Einstein Ring' Captured by a Space Telescope Countless cosmic ...
Space telescope reveals rare ‘Einstein ring’ phenomenon with startling clarity
The Einstein ring, formed as light from a distant galaxy bends to glow around another object in the foreground, could help ...
Mission accomplished for space telescope Gaia
The space telescope Gaia has created the largest three-dimensional map of the Milky Way ever. On January 15, 2025, Gaia shut ...
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Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope shocks scientists with image of ancient galaxy roaring back to life
Although first discovered in 2013, new data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed that Leo P is unexpectedly forming new stars. We reckon the Celestron NexStar 8SE is the best ...
Astronomy field in turmoil: most distant spiral galaxy ever discovered
It is clear that human beings, throughout history, have always had a constant curiosity to discover everything that happens ...
The European space telescope Euclid discovers an "Einstein ring" with an atypical halo of light
Europe's Euclid space telescope has detected a rare ring of bright light around a nearby galaxy, astronomers have said. The ...
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Cheyenne Stargazers Love Space So Much They Built Their Own Observatory
Cheyenne’s Marcy Curran, the cofounder of the Cheyenne Astronomy Society and an editor of a major astronomy publication, has ...
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University of Michigan Astronomy Department Will Lead its First Space Mission in 2029
The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor reports the first space mission led by the U-M Department of Astronomy is scheduled ...
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Astronomers Discover Extremely Rare Einstein Ring in Early Euclid Telescope Data, Revealing Warped Space-Time
Euclid space telescope sent some images back to Earth during an early testing phase. While reviewing the pictures, astronomer ...