Differences in SEDs, spectroscopic features, and spatial morphologies among various types of celestial objects. From top to bottom, the examples shown correspond to a galaxy, a quasar, and a star. The ...

To understand how we classify and differentiate the stars we see in the sky, we first need to understand how they are born and change throughout their lives. Star formation begins with a massive cloud ...

A new study led by researchers from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a neural network-based method for large-scale celestial object classification, according ...

I don’t really have a favorite time of year to stargaze; each season brings its own unique charms to the sky. But there is something special about summer, when the weather is milder and the Milky Way ...