Mercury is the month's highlight, reaching greatest elongation July 4. Also on show in the Southern Hemisphere: Mars, Saturn, ...

Galaxies shine in a rainbow of emissions from gas, dust, and stars. Each of these building blocks emits light at specific ...

Planetariums were a hit with the public. Within decades, they had spread around the world – the first planetarium in the ...

Sculptor—officially labeled NGC 253—is considered a starburst galaxy, one heavy with stellar action. It's located 11 million light-years away in the Southern Hemisphere's constellation Sculptor, and ...

A species of Australian moth travels up to a thousand kilometers every summer using the stars to navigate, scientists said ...

Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant glory, shining in thousands of colors. The dazzling panoramic shot released Wednesday of the Sculptor galaxy by a telescope in ...

Powered by the largest digital camera ever built, Rubin Observatory has taken its first images—millions of stars and galaxies ...

Astronomers create a dazzling, elaborate map of nearby galaxy in thousands of colors The image of Sculptor, located 11 million light-years away, spans a range of 65,000 light-years, almost the ...