The Pawnee Star Chart is a series of crosses sprinkled around an oval piece of elk skin. Likely made in the early 17th ...

Lucasfilm recently released an official map of the galaxy that Star Wars takes place in. And it’s huge. The map is slight ...

When, in 2023, Star Wars: Ahsoka made it clear that much of the plot would hinge on finding missing pieces to the astronomical map, Star Wars fans heaved a collective deep sigh. Here we go again. In ...

From Coruscant (pictured here) to Tatooine, a new visual guide will show you where nearly every planet in the Star Wars galaxy is. Have you ever wondered about the distance between Tatooine and Naboo ...

Once you know how to use a star map, finding your way around the night sky is easy. Credit: Creators.com illustration I’ve been finding my way around the night sky with a star map for more than six ...

The earliest astronomers were careful observers of patterns.

Early stages of star formation are now better understood, following an extensive millimeter-wave study of protostars, which are young stellar objects still deeply embedded in their parent molecular ...

"Our approach gives astronomers an idea of how many spots a star might have, where they are located, and how bright or dark ...

The star-mapping Gaia satellite was struck by high-speed micrometeoroid, and it left a gap in the shield, scientists say. ESA/ATG medialab; background: ESO/S. Brunier Science fiction movies that show ...