In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...
The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...
RCW 38 lies approximately 5,500 light-years away in the constellation Vela. Unlike many star clusters that appear as simple ...
In January 2025, the city added another feather to its cap when it launched a new Astro Trail, a curated collection of ...
In the vast, dark expanse of the early Universe, a cosmic behemoth has been revealed. Using a network of powerful telescopes, astronomers have identified the largest radio jet ever observed from such ...
Astrophysicists have unearthed a surprising diversity in the ways in which white dwarf stars explode in deep space after assessing almost 4,000 such events captured in detail by a next-gen ...
By Christopher Maag A program to restart outdoor dining in New York City on April 1 is facing an extensive backlog of applications. By Matthew Haag The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B ...
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