Mira variable stars change in luminosity in a regular pattern. Scientists have used 40 Mira variable stars to anchor an ...

On the night of Oct. 5 to 6, 1923, Edwin Hubble discovered a new star — and revealed the utter vastness of the universe. Hubble was looking at the cosmos with the 100-inch Hooker telescope at the ...

“What’s up in the sky?” is a recurring feature and publishes on the first of every month. You can find it on WTOP’s The Space Place. Email Greg your space questions and he might answer them in the ...

Delta Cephei, the archetype Cepheid variable star, is located in the constellation Cepheus, a circumpolar constellation visible in the northern sky. Delta Cephei's position can be determined relative ...

First, do no harm might as well be Andy Reid’s mantra for preseason games — particularly when it comes to megastar Patrick Mahomes. For everything else the Chiefs might seek to establish or learn ...

Astrophysicist Edwin Hubble was offered a staff position at the Mount Wilson Observatory in 1919 by the founder and director of the observatory, astrophysicist George Ellery Hale. Good timing for ...

Rookie Josh Simmons started at left tackle in Chiefs' first 2025 preseason game. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid praised Simmons’ performance and work ethic. Kansas City drafted Simmons despite prior ...

Jared Leto appears to still be embracing his well-known method acting style, a practice that drew plenty of attention during his time on Suicide Squad. But this time around, and luckily for the Tron: ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. The Andromeda galaxy is the galaxy next door, a very faint, fuzzy thing ...

Damson Idris may be earning raves for his role opposite Brad Pitt in the summer blockbuster F1, but the British actor insists he’s not taking things too seriously when it comes to his process. During ...

The anatomy of the Milky Way Galaxy. Credit: Left: NASA/JPL-Caltech; right: ESA; layout: ESA/ATG medialab. Astronomers have found a new way of accurately mapping the outer gas disk of the Milky Way ...