The Westerlund 1 star cluster: Hubble unveils detailed structure
Using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), astronomers have observed a supermassive galactic open cluster designated Westerlund ...
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The Dumbest Star Wars Trope Is Also Somehow The Most Scientifically Accurate
Missing planets? That literally happens all the time IRL. Here's why the Star Wars trope of incomplete star maps and missing ...
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Giant planet or 'failed star?' Newfound mystery world blurs the lines
By tracing the corkscrew wobble of two stars as they move through the sky, the Gaia space mission has discovered one new giant "planet," plus a new brown dwarf.
101 Galaxies Later: Why the Milky Way Stands Out in the Universe
New research from the SAGA Survey, comparing the Milky Way with 101 similar galaxies, unveils how our galaxy differs ...