The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has provided a dramatic and colorful close-up look at one of the most rambunctious stars in our galaxy, weaving a huge spiral pattern among the stars.

"If you gaze for long into an abyss," declared German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche in 1886, "the abyss gazes also into you ...

This list of commonly confused terms in astronomy will help you better understand the cosmos and the common phenomena we see in the sky.

This interaction will one day produce one large galaxy, with one supermassive black hole at the ... Both galaxies still have a discernible spiral structure – but that doesn't mean their effect on each ...

A s the 1990s gave way to the 21st century, Hollywood comedies saw a slow but certain paradigm shift. Profoundly informed by ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled a breathtaking close-up of one of the most dynamic star systems in our galaxy, located approximately ... exhibits glowing gas that creates a vast spiral ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an amazing view of spiral galaxy NGC 6956. The galaxy is located "214 million light-years ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years from ...

Why it's so special: The spiral galaxy IC 3225 looks like it's going somewhere. At first glance, it may seem like any other large spiral galaxy, such as our Milky Way, with its bright, glowing ...

Astronomers have spotted thousands of young stars huddled around the center of an ancient galaxy, all of which formed nearly simultaneously 4 million years ago. This observation marks the first time ...