The magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31), stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way, and ...

The Universe really seems to be expanding fast. Too fast, even. A new measurement confirms what previous -- and highly debated -- results had shown: The Universe is expanding faster than predicted by ...

In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ...

Astronomers are celebrating the completion of a 2.5-billion-pixel panoramic picture of the entire Andromeda Galaxy. The team includes several UC Santa Cruz researchers who made significant ...

That’s the effect blinding LED headlights have on someone with an astigmatism. TikToker Tahoma (@realtahoma), who has an astigmatism, calls out the ubiquitous headlights in a video posted to her ...

But 100 years ago, astronomer Edwin P. Hubble (1889-1953), working at the Mount Wilson Observatory in California, made a stunning discovery: He calculated that a spiral nebula called Andromeda was ...

Why it's so special: This stunning image from the Hubble Space Telescope depicts a star-forming region called Sharpless 2-106, or S106 for short. Characterized by its "wings," it is classified as ...

Get ready to celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope's 35th anniversary with a year full of observations. The Hubble Space Telescope is nearing its 35th anniversary and skywatchers can celebrate the ...

The smart contact lenses market is set for remarkable growth, revolutionizing healthcare and technology with the integration of advanced sensors, displays, and connectivity systems. As wearable ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spiral galaxy designated as NGC 2566, at a distance of 76 million years in the constellation of Puppis. While the galaxy is circular in shape, it is tilted ...

In 2003, the Hubble Space Telescope detected what appeared to be the oldest known planet, a massive world clocking in at about 13 billion years old. The discovery raised questions about how such ...