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NASA just released images of a stunning cosmic “Christmas Tree Cluster” glowing from space.

This new image of NGC 2264, also known as the “Christmas Tree Cluster,” shows the shape of a cosmic tree with the glow of stellar lights. NGC 2264 is, in

This striking Hubble Space Telescope image shows the densely packed globular cluster known as NGC 2210, which is situated in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).

Synchronizing two different stellar clocks helped reveal how long before adolescent stars fly the nest and leave their stellar siblings.

A research teams study shows an intergalactic stars passage within 100 astronomical units of the Sun could disrupt Earths orbit and habitability. Over 12,000 scenarios suggest a 95% chance all planets remain, though with altered orbits, highlighting our Solar Systems resilience and unpredictability.

A long-dead white dwarf star is running away from Hyades star cluster — and it could help astronomers solve a number of cosmic mysteries.

The new Siena Galaxy Atlas is an information gold mine for astronomers and a free gallery of galaxy portraits for the public.

Washington DC (SPX) Oct 19, 2023 - Astronomers have created a detailed atlas of almost 400,000 galaxies in our cosmic neighborhood. The Siena Galaxy Atlas was compiled using data from NSFs NOIRLab telescopes, and is designed to be t

The Siena Galaxy Atlas will be a tool for research into how galaxies form and evolve, gravitational waves, dark matter and the structure of our universe.

New Siena Galaxy Atlas features 400,000 galaxies — an information gold mine for astronomers and a free galaxy portrait gallery for the public.