Stars and Galaxies – Page 5

A View of the Beginning of Time: An Update

What astronomers saw when the largest space observatory ever built sent its first images back to Earth.

The first scientific results are coming in, and the $10 billion instrument is working even better than astronomers had dared to hope.

If you’re planning to wake up early to head to the polls on Tuesday, you’ll get a shot at seeing the moon darken as it falls into Earth’s shadow.

Just 1,600 light-years away, the black hole is the closest known to Earth. The good news: It’s dormant, at least for now.

The NASA space observatory’s infrared eye finds out what’s going on within the cloudy cosmic nursery.