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The most detailed infrared map of the Milky Way contains incredible images of ... stellar-mass black holes and six free-floating "rogue planets," that aren't orbiting parent stars.

Astronomers have released a gigantic infrared map of the Milky Way containing more than 1.5 billion objects ... such as brown dwarfs (failed stars without sustained nuclear fusion) or rogue planets ...

A probabilistic new map of the universe surrounding the Milky Way reveals that our galaxy is likely part of an even larger "basin of attraction" than we previously assumed. When you purchase ...

How would you like to see the farthest thing visible to the naked eye? It’s possible, but you’ll need to bundle up and sit ...

This brings us to eROSITA, the Max Planck Institute of Extraterrestrial Physics' powerful space-based X-ray telescope. Led by ...

Easter Island is home to more than 900 giant Moai, with more still being discovered. The statues average about twice the ...

If I ask you to picture a radio telescope, you probably imagine a large dish pointing to the sky, or even an array of dish ...

The sweep of the Milky Way arcs from the southwest horizon, deepening at nightfall, close to 7:30 p.m. Find summer stars and ...

Halloween has come a long way over hundreds and hundreds of years. It all started in Celtic Britain, present-day Ireland, and ...

What did our ancestors think when they looked up at the night sky? All cultures ascribed special meaning to the Sun and the Moon, but what about the pearly band of light and shadow we call the Milky W ...

Here are several top November night-sky sights to watch for.