In 1963, astronomer Maarten Schmidt identified the first quasi-stellar object or "quasar," an extremely bright but distant object. He found the single quasar, the active nucleus of a far-away galaxy ...
An individual galaxy can be resolved from within the large-scale cosmic web, in this still image from a simulation of the universe. The Virgo Consortium, Schaye et. al. An individual galaxy can be ...
A SpaceX rocket launched from South Texa, the James Webb Space Telescope captured a new image of Uranus and NASA named four astronauts who will circle the moon before the halfway point of 2023. The ...
Spinning clouds of pebbles may lead to the formation of oddly flattened objects in the solar system, including comets and asteroids. A spectacular showcase of animal pictures from 2025 ...