Researchers using a synchrotron at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have been able to recover pieces of the ...

Synchrotron radiation has revealed a star map made by the ancient astronomer Hipparchus that was thought to be lost to time ...

Using powerful X-rays, researchers at SLAC are trying to recover erased traces of a 2,000-year-old star catalog that could ...

X-ray scans recover an ancient Greek star map beneath a medieval text, revealing Aquarius clues and Hipparchus-linked ...

Once you know how to use a star map, finding your way around the night sky is easy. Credit: Creators.com illustration I’ve been finding my way around the night sky with a star map for more than six ...

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 ...

"We will never forget Gaia, and Gaia will never forget us." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Europe's star-mapping Gaia space ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Artist impression of ESA's Gaia satellite observing the Milky Way. The background image of the ...