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The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning 80 million-pixel image of the star cluster RCW 38, as captured by ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), ...

Last year, astronomers discovered an unusual Earth-size exoplanet they believe has a hemisphere of molten lava, with its ...

The NBA's All-Star Weekend is here and we're grading the competitors for all the events ahead of Sunday's revamped All-Star Game that will feature four squads facing off in a tournament-style ...

RCW 38 lies approximately 5,500 light-years away in the constellation Vela. Unlike many star clusters that appear as simple ...

Before the 2025 NBA All-Stars come out to play in San Francisco, we’ll get to see the young studs tearing it up. That’s right, it’s the annual Rising Stars event, which has gone from being a ...

Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley and Guy Pearce have joined the cast of Ridley Scott’s next film, “The Dog Stars.” They’ll star alongside Jacob Elordi, who was hired in January after Paul ...

A glorious, colorful image captured by a telescope in Chile shows the bright glow of star cluster RCW 38, where young stars are being born.

SAN FRANCISCO -- San Antonio Spurs rookie Stephon Castle said the Rising Stars MVP trophy he hoisted Friday night isn't the only hardware he plans to win during NBA All-Star Weekend. Castle led ...

SAN JOSE: Google has changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" for US users of its Maps service after the US government unilaterally renamed the body of water. Both names are ...

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on its maps Tuesday after an order by President Donald Trump was made official by the US Geographic Names Information System.