HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The Hastings Museum is planning several astronomy events at the facility and around the community in 2025.

The circumgalactic medium, a vast gaseous halo surrounding galaxies, could be crucial to the evolution of star-forming ...

The powerful, Tucson-born infrared eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope have notched another record for long-range viewing: the largest number of individual stars ever detected in the distant ...

Technology is advancing at a rapid pace, transforming all areas of our lives and leaving barely any aspect of it unimpacted.  This is not a new phenomenon by any degree. Many centuries ago, the ...

Over 40 stars in a galaxy billions of light-years away were photographed, offering a glimpse into an era when the universe ...

The research group observed a galaxy nearly 6.5 billion light-years from Earth; when the universe was half its current age.

Dr. Michelle Thaller showcased the James Webb Space Telescope’s breathtaking image of a 100,000-year-old protostar. Enveloped ...

Taking advantage of a cosmic 'double lens,' astronomers resolved more than 40 individual stars in a galaxy so far away its light dates back to when the universe was only half its present age.

The cutting-edge observatory is charged with seeing some of the earliest visible light, and the recent image achieves a new ...

The galaxy Dragon Arc was observed along the line of sight to the galaxy cluster Abell 370, which acts as a cosmic magnifying glass.

Photos from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed more than 40 stars within the gravitationally lensed "Dragon Arc" ...

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have imaged individual stars in the Dragon Arc galaxy thanks to ...