The Sculptor galaxy is similar in many respects to our Milky Way. It is about the same size and mass, with a similar spiral ...

Astronomers unveiled an ultra-detailed image of the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253), captured using the European Southern ...

A new study finds an Australian moth follows the stars during its yearly migration, using the night sky as a guiding compass.

The Sculptor galaxy is similar in many respects to our Milky Way. It is about the same size and mass, with a similar spiral structure. Astronomers have done just that, releasing an ultra-detailed ...

Researchers led by the University of Southern California have produced a set of supercomputer-simulated twins of our Milky ...

A threatened Australian insect joins the exclusive club of celestial navigators.

Imagine traveling more than 600 miles from the only home you’ve ever known, to a mountain ridge you’ve never been to. It’s ...

On a trip to Maine’s Mount Desert Island, Dinaw Mengestu and his family had an ambitious, high-energy itinerary that included ...

With some of the lowest light pollution in the entire state, Pearrygin Lake State Park in Washington's Methow Valley is an ...

The universe is constantly expanding, but when it comes to our cosmic neighborhood, two galaxies—our Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy—are heading toward an inevitable collision. Andromeda, located 2 ...

For nearly three decades he has created mesmerizing planetarium shows at the American Museum of Natural History. But other ...

The study employed a technique the researchers call 'pattern matching', using Cepheid variable stars to effectively anchor ...