Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) imagery was used to create a animation of the warp of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: 2MASS, ...

Shri Kulkarni, an Indian-origin astronomer and one of the world’s leading figures in modern astrophysics, has been awarded ...

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The campground at the southernmost tip of Everglades National Park, where it’s arguably as dark as dark can get in Florida, ...

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This understanding changed when Dikerby and his team pointed XRISM toward a large gas cloud near the galactic center.

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Astronomers have completed the most comprehensive census of active galactic nuclei (AGN) to date, providing the clearest ...

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