Astronomy

Up to 100 tiny orphan galaxies may lurk in the shadows of our own Milky Way

A sliver of space from the Vera Rubin Observatory

The largest map of the universe reveals giants at the birth of the universe

Vera Rubin overcame abundant obstacles to become a leading light in cosmology

The answer is blowing in the (stellar) wind

New data about dark energy is a reminder that cosmology is a never-ending story

A small red dwarf seems to have birthed a hulking gas giant, upending prevailing theories of planet formation

A telescope upgrade offers an unusually crisp look at solar chaos

Optical advances yield an unprecedented look at the corona dancing around our nearest star

The image hints at a longstanding mystery

A mantle-rocking asteroid impact could have made curious glass beads on the surface

This week, chunks of the famous comet will fall to Earth in the Eta Aquarids meteor shower