A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...

Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...

Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.

Observations show Andromeda has a more active star formation history than the Milky Way, potentially due to a past galactic ...

Radio galaxies already feature mind-bending physics, with supermassive black holes accreting matter at the galactic core and sending out vast plasma jets that glow at radio frequencies. Those larger ...

We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms.

The Milky Way galaxy as seen from Earth. Image source: Yin/Adobe It’s a surprising discovery, the researchers say, because we previously believed that the halos of galaxies like the Milky Way ...

Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...

The full image includes some 2.5 billion pixels compiled from observations spanning more than 1,000 orbits around Earth ...

ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.

Astronomers have unveiled surprising new details about a small galaxy, NGC 300, challenging existing theories on galaxy ...