What is the origin of the letters used in star classification? Why didn't astronomers use ABCD? J. HaldimanChicago, Illinois ...

The following is an excerpt from The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars, by Dava Sobel. The monumental work of stellar classification known as the ...

Astronomers have chased hypervelocity stars for more than a century. These rare objects move so fast that the Milky Way ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When scientists discover a new star or galaxy, they typically rely ...

Time-domain astronomy is progressing rapidly with the ongoing and upcoming large-scale photometric sky surveys led by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory project (LSST). Billions of variable sources call ...