Large galaxies, like the Milky Way, attract smaller galaxies. Our solar system's cosmic neighborhood spans 100,000 ...

Astronomers have released a gigantic infrared map of the Milky Way containing more than 1.5 billion objects ... "We have made so many discoveries that we've changed how we view our galaxy forever," ...

Once blocked from view, the most massive young star cluster in the Milky Way has finally been revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope.

The galaxy is seen ... the traditional view of galaxies evolving slowly over billions of years. “Seeing a galaxy with such similarities to our own Milky Way... challenges our understanding ...

Every constellation has something within its borders worth tracking down, if you just look hard enough. Here are five to ...

A trio of Japanese astronomers has challenged the accuracy of the first-ever image showing the supermassive black hole that lies at the heart of our galaxy ... of the Milky Way—shows a dark ...

A 2022 image of our galaxy's central black hole taken with ... The first ever image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way may not be as accurate as it initially seemed ...

As dark sky sanctuaries grow in popularity, scientists are revealing more of the benefits of darkness—from repairing DNA to ...

Researchers have discovered a distant disc galaxy that has surprisingly similar characteristics to our own Milky Way, and it could change our understanding of how galaxies form. The galaxy ...