A sonification of the Milky Way galaxy's core has been turned into sheet music. Find out how it was done. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Jubett ...

In the bigger picture, “down” could be defined as being below the plane of the solar system, which is known as the ecliptic.

Astronomers using the Chandra X-ray Telescope have discovered an "exhaust vent attached to a “chimney” of hot gas blowing ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to ...

Which way is ‘down’ has a different answer depending on where you are on Earth, in the solar system, in our galaxy and beyond ...

A partnership between the Orange County United Way, the Anaheim Unified School District and the North Orange County Community College District is designed to provide high school juniors, many from ...

Universe Today reports on new research that uses observations from the James Webb Space Telescope to reconstruct how the Milky Way formed and changed over time. The study focuses on galaxies that ...

Runaway stars move fast enough to escape the Milky Way RR Lyrae stars are used as reliable distance markers Findings help map the galaxy’s hidden dark matter ...

Universe Today reports on new results from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission that show evidence of planets forming around very young stars. Planets are created inside discs of gas and dust that ...

On Jan. 15, 2025, the Gaia spacecraft took its last image. Then the craft ran a final round of engineering tests, fired its thrusters to leave Earth behind, and slipped into an orbit around the Sun, ...

The Pinecrest Weekend Snack Pack Program started off as a way to give Corinth students snacks for the weekend, but it has since evolved into a meal program for all area schools. Now, they are joining ...