If you explore the night sky it won't be long before you realize there is a lot of dust and gas up there. The interstellar dust between the stars accounts for 1% of the mass of the interstellar medium ...

Historical observations by Tycho Brahe (1572) and Johannes Kepler (1604) documented the transient appearance of "new stars," later identified as supernovae, which profoundly challenged prevailing ...

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There is a new method to detect and map spots on stars by "using observations from NASA missions of orbiting planets." according to NASA"s Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space ...

The U.S. redistricting war took a turn Tuesday when a Texas court invalidated that state’s new congressional map, ruling it an illegal racial gerrymander. The mid-decade redistricting trend began in ...

The Aga Khan Studs have announced the 2026 fees for their roster of stallions in Ireland and France, headed by Sea The Stars , who will stand for a career-high fee of €300,000 (US$346,908), up from ...

The Michelin Guide returned to Texas to award new stars to some of the state’s top restaurants. All seven Austin restaurants that previously earned Michelin stars, along with 15 Bib Gourmand ...

5 Seconds of Summer have announced a massive 2026 world tour in support of their upcoming album Everyone’s a Star! The trek will begin in Europe in March 2026 before reaching North America in late May ...

The writer Tristan Gooley describes how a pair of familiar constellations can help a person navigate in darkness when other methods fail. The writer Tristan Gooley describes how a pair of familiar ...

Scientists have used the Gaia Space Telescope to create a 3D map of star kindergartens within the Milky Way, and you can fly through it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

"Gaia provides the first accurate view of what our section of the Milky Way would look like from above." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...