Scientists have detected oxygen in a galaxy so distant that its light has traveled 13.4 billion years to reach Earth, ...

Initially, the astronomer who first made note of this fuzzy-looking glowing cluster thought it might be a nebula. But it’s not. M3 is what’s called a globular cluster. Scientists believe it’s 11 to 13 ...

The word itself comes from galaktikós kyklos, or “milky circle,” the ancient Greek term for the Milky Way, our home galaxy.

Captured by the VST, NGC 3640 reveals a turbulent history of cosmic cannibalism, but its current companion, NGC 3641, remains ...

May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, ...

Scientists detect oxygen in GHZ2, a galaxy located 13.4 billion light-years away, revealing intense star formation and low ...

Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.

A new study has uncovered an unexpected globular cluster system in FCC 224, an ultra-diffuse galaxy located in the Fornax cluster. Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Keck Cosmic ...

The Rho Ophiuchi nebula system is the closest star-forming region to Earth, and as such has come under the scrutiny of both the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope in recent ...

Young globular cluster NGC 1850 hosts two stellar generations, red giants, blue stars, and a black hole in Magellanic Cloud.

There are roughly 150 known globular clusters associated with the Milky Way galaxy. The striking variety in the color of the stars in this image of M72, particularly compared to the original image ...