Camelopardalis is a dim constellation of the far northern sky, representing a giraffe. The giraffe's long neck can be visualized as stretching around the north celestial pole toward Ursa Minor and Draco.

The Multiverse could be much much bigger than we ever imagined

The Horsehead Nebula is lit by a quintuple star system that bathes the clouds in UV light. Sigma Ordonis A and B are an orbiting pair of blue stars; C,D, and E will eventually spin off as solo stars

Astronomers just discovered WASP-193b, an extremely low-density giant planet orbiting a sun-like star 1200 light-years from Earth. WASP-193b is 50% larger than Jupiter, but 7 times less massive, giving it a density comparable to cotton candy

NASA has created a visualization of what it would be like to fall into a black hole. It is worth those 40 seconds of your life.

Exploding Stars, Black Hole Outbursts, Gamma-rays & Dark Matter...