Around 13.7 billion years ago, something collapsed. It fell outward into the nothingness that stretched in every direction, ...

Since Hubble’s launch, astronomers have discovered over 1 trillion galaxies, but Andromeda stands out as the closest and most ...

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection to the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old girl inside a Queens home on ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

Ancient ‘white dwarf’ stars explode and die in more ways than was thought, and observing these violent cosmic deaths could ...

With these observations, astronomers have ... Straight Shot: Hubble Investigates Galaxy With Nine Rings Feb. 4, 2025 — NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a cosmic bullseye! The ...

It is the International Day Of Women And Girls In Science, and what better way to celebrate than to discuss the work of Henrietta Leavitt, the scientist who discovered Cepheid variables and laid the ...

Henrietta Swan Leavitt, an astronomer ahead of her time, discovered the relationship between a star’s brightness and its fluctuation period. This breakthrough allowed Edwin Hubble to measure galaxy ...

No scientific evidence of God's existence has been found – although many would argue the proof we are alive is proof of God.

For her pains, she was affectionately nicknamed “the mother of Hubble.” It was under her decades of leadership that ...

Edwin “Ed” Hein, Jr., 60, of Philadelphia, passed away on Feb 3, 2025. He was the beloved father of Anabel and Lola. Services: A viewing will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 8th ...