After boasting of her beauty to the Nereids or sea nymphs, she is punished rather harshly in my view by Poseidon and finds herself tethered to the north star Polaris to spin around it for perpetuity ...

The next partial eclipse will happen in the early hours of March 29, with it being visible mostly in the northeast starting ...

A mesmerising image of the Witch Head Nebula, scientifically known as IC 2118, was captured by the Al-Khatim Astronomical Observatory in Abu Dhabi. The stunning photo, taken after an intense ...

The ghostly ring Kýklos (from the Greek κύκλος, circle or ring) and the object WR16 both show the environment of rare and ...

The reflection nebula VdB-80 has been seen before, within the plane of our Milky Way galaxy. The light we see was emitted by nearby stars, and then reflected off a nearby cloud of gas and dust.

Analysis of UK Veterinarian data of more than 2,500 registered dogs has revealed the most popular names for some of the UK's favourite dog breeds.

Located approximately 900 light years away in the Eridanus constellation, the Witch Head Nebula is a reflection nebula — an interstellar cloud of gas and dust that reflects the light of a nearby ...