Are we alone in the Universe? And where did our planetary home come from? For decades, astronomers have attempted to answer ...

Astronomers have observed a massive and extremely active barred spiral galaxy in the early Universe and found that it has ...

Astronomers have observed two distant galaxies - both possessing roughly as many stars as our Milky Way - careening toward ...

A sonification of the Milky Way galaxy's core has been turned into sheet music. Find out how it was done. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Jubett ...

The Dusty Hand spans some 80,000 light-years across, making it somewhat smaller than the Milky Way, and has sported two ...

Starting in May, the center of the Milky Way will be visible with the naked eye — here is everything you need to know.

The mystery of galaxies in the early Universe just got even weirder. A team of astronomers has identified a giant spiral galaxy so well-formed that it already has a stable galactic bar; a long, ...

Because of light pollution, 80% of U.S. residents typically can’t see the Milky Way, according to LiveScience.com, a science news publication. The galaxy’s bright core will be easier to see and higher ...

Because of light pollution, 80% of U.S. residents typically can’t see the Milky Way, according to LiveScience.com, a science news publication. The galaxy’s bright core will be easier to see and higher ...

Today, it’s believed that Jupiter and Saturn, the largest planets, were the first to fully form, both within a few million ...

With summer soon approaching, the Milky Way will become more visible in May, especially as the new moon makes the skies dark.

Dubbed "Teleios" after the Greek word for "perfect," the object is what's known as a supernova remnant (SNR), a glowing cloud ...