This vivid new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope showcases the asymmetric spiral galaxy Messier 96, revealing its shining pink rings of newborn stars and the dramatic impact of cosmic ...

The discovery that the universe extends beyond the Milky Way galaxy was a pivotal moment in astronomy. In 1925, astronomer Edwin Hubble identified a Cepheid variable star, known as V1, in the ...

The reason that teams on multiple telescopes in all different directions could hear this noise is that this annoying sound was actually the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)—radiation left over from ...

While an eternal and infinite universe is appealing, the idea does not fit in with modern observations of redshift and galaxy ...

Wisconsin's historic Yerkes Observatory reveals a place where Edwin Hubble, Carl Sagan, and many pioneering women of astronomy once explored the cosmos.

Hubble has captured a striking new image of NGC 2775, a galaxy that defies easy classification. Blending features of spirals, ...

Behind the dusty clouds of the Cigar Galaxy lies a dazzling powerhouse of star formation, where stars are being born ten ...

Discover the significant world events, notable birthdays, and notable deaths that occurred on September 28. Check what ...

Delta Cephei, the archetype Cepheid variable star, is located in the constellation Cepheus, a circumpolar constellation visible in the northern sky. Delta Cephei's position can be determined relative ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured imagery of an object 9,000 light-years way known as IRAS 05506+2414. It "may be an example of an explosive event caused by the disruption of a massive young ...

Edwin Sauder, 94, of Lititz, PA, passed away on September 4, 2025 at Ephrata Manor. Born in Farmersville, PA, he was the son of the late Martin and Anna Mae White Sauder. Edwin was the loving husband ...

The Great Salt Lake is an extraordinary natural phenomenon, the "largest salt-water lake in the western hemisphere." "A remnant of the massive ancient Lake Bonneville, the lake is now landlocked and ...