It all looks so beautiful and peaceful. The images of other galaxies, such as the Andromeda Galaxy convey a similar feeling. However, these impressions are incorrect. Out there among the galaxies, the ...

Fall is an incredible time for amateur astronomers to get out there and look at the night sky. Some of the most recognizable and bright objects that can be seen in the night sky make their ...

ANSWER: Very big!! The Milky Way Galaxy is one of billions of galaxies in the known universe. The Milky Way is a spiral ...

Fall evenings are perfect for astrophotography because the cool weather keeps those pesky mosquitoes away, which gives me ...

Some stars may transform into black holes without exploding into supernovae. Now, astronomers have finally spotted it as it ...

China's Wide Field Survey Telescope has captured an amazing view of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Credit: Space.com | footage ...

The highlight of the constellation Andromeda is a faint glowing smudge above the central star. The Andromeda Galaxy is the ...

Massive stars about eight times more massive than the sun explode as supernovae at the end of their lives. The explosions, ...

Astronomers have witnessed a rare cosmic event, where a massive star in the Andromeda galaxy (M31) has transformed directly into a black hole, without the usual supernova explosion. The phenomenon ...

Stars have a life and death-cycle. Those that are about eight times more massive than the Sun explode as supernovae at the ...

The outward force from its fusion can no longer counteract the star's powerful gravity, and the star collapses in on itself.