Who made the present-day official outlines of the 88 constellations and why do they contain so many zigzags?Caitlin ...
In this illustrated and comprehensive guide, we point our eyes skyward towards the celestial heavens to explore the star constellations in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Star ...
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A portion of the open cluster NGC 6530 appears as a roiling wall of smoke studded with stars in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. NGC 6530 is a collection of several thousand stars ...
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 4535, which is situated about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden). Through a small telescope, ...
While the biblical Star of Bethlehem is likely the first thing that pops to mind when thinking of Christmas stars, there are actually a number of Christmas-themed astronomical bodies that keen ...