A carefully planned observation of this mirage may be used to determine the expansion rate of the Universe as well as to measure the distances to extragalactic objects, ... Astronomical Society in ...

Astronomers using the Chandra X-ray Observatory have identified a flickering, four-way mirage image of a distant quasar. A carefully planned observation of this mirage may be used to determine the ...

Astronomers have released a gargantuan survey of the galactic plane of the Milky Way. The new dataset contains a staggering 3.32 billion celestial objects -- arguably the largest such catalog so far.

Astronomers have revealed the first images from "the most ambitious astronomical survey to date" - a mission that will transform our understanding of ...

Four decades ago, the concentric arcs of light and stretched celestial objects could be downright confusing. In 1987, ... titled "Vast Cosmic Object Downgraded to a Mirage." ...

Thorne–Żytkow Objects Image credit: ESA Kip Thorne and Anna Żytkow hypothesized about hybrid stars in 1975, putting the idea of a Russian-nesting-doll-type star on the interstellar map.

Good morning. It's December 12, and today's photo comes to us from Michal Mlynarczyk in the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland. The subject of Michal's image is the lovely Jones 1 nebula.

Members of the Seattle Astronomical Society search the nighttime sky for celestial objects — and perspective Aug. 17, 2022 at 7:00 am Updated Aug. 17, 2022 at 7:55 am By ...

Astronomers have detected an astonishing celestial object emitting bright flashes of radio waves and X-rays that last for two minutes and repeat every 44 minutes.. In a fresh twist, the discovery ...