Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomy: a 40-foot telescope constructed by William Herschel, in use outdoors. Coloured etching, 18--. Wellcome Collection.

undergo a supernova explosion in the near future. The results of this investigation are to be published in a research paper in The Astrophysical Journal on February 1. Rho Cassiopeiae is one of the ...

This nebula was first discovered on February 15, 1786, by British astronomer William Herschel. While scanning the night sky ...

Europe's Herschel space telescope has imaged one of the most popular subjects in the sky - the Horsehead Nebula - and its environs. The distinctively shaped molecular gas cloud is sited some 1,300 ...

In a paper presented at the National Astronomy Meeting in Preston from 16 20 April, Dr Stuart Eves of Surrey Satellite Technology Limited will challenge the orthodox view that the rings around the ...