Astrophysicists have reconstructed the movement of stars within globular clusters to understand their evolution and origin.

A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has identified three ultra-massive galaxies—nearly as massive ...

This brings us to eROSITA, the Max Planck Institute of Extraterrestrial Physics' powerful space-based X-ray telescope. Led by ...

Years ago, astronomers started working on a comprehensive map of the Milky Way by observing it from the European Southern Observatory, an intergovernmental research organization located in Chile.

A probabilistic new map of the universe surrounding the Milky Way reveals that our galaxy is ... telescope reveals 1st section of largest-ever 3D map of the universe — and there's still 99% ...

This study uses the SAGA Survey results to improve existing theoretical models of galaxy formation. Based on the number of quenched satellites in these Milky Way-mass systems, this model predicts ...

The EHTC image of Sagittarius A*—the black hole at the center of the Milky Way—shows a dark, central region (the black hole's shadow) surrounded by a bright ring of light (called the accretion ...

This illustration shows a stage in the predicted merger between our Milky Way galaxy and the ... at Swinburne University, ASTRO 3D and the University of Oklahoma. “We’re now seeing ...

This swath of dust, which blocks out light from the bright nebula Gum 55 behind it, is known as the Dark Wolf Nebula.

The James Webb Space Telescope has possibly identified brown dwarfs beyond the Milky Way for the first time, offering new insights into how stars formed in the early universe. Located in the star ...

Researchers have discovered a distant disc galaxy that has surprisingly similar characteristics to our own Milky Way, and it could ... “If they’re common, then models will have to be tweaked.” ...