As the solar system moved through this dust-rich region, Earth may have received an increased influx of interstellar particles.

BEIJING -- Chinese and foreign astronomers have unveiled the first three-dimensional map of the properties of interstellar ...

Astronomers rely on clear observations to study celestial objects, but cosmic dust alters what we see, making stars appear ...

Researchers have revealed the first three-dimensional (3D) map of the properties of interstellar dust in the Milky Way Galaxy ...

Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...

At first glance, the night sky appears still. But in reality, everything moves, our Solar System being no exception. As it ...

Published as a cover story in Science on Friday, this cosmic atlas solves a decade-old challenge in astronomy by revealing ...

Beijing: An international team of astronomers has unveiled the first three-dimensional (3D) map of the properties of ...

Matteo Paz built a machine-learning algorithm in high school to analyze heaps of data for NASA. He just won a $250,000 ...

BEIJING -- Chinese and foreign astronomers have unveiled the first three-dimensional map of the properties of interstellar dust in the Milky Way. This breakthrough will provide critical support ...

The wavelength-dependence can be plotted as an “extinction curve,” and its shape provides information not only about the composition of the dust, but also about its local environment, such as the ...

A NASA telescope was launched into space from California on Tuesday for a mission to explore the origins of the universe and ...