For years, astronomers have predicted a dramatic fate for our galaxy: a head-on collision with Andromeda, our nearest large galactic neighbor. This merger—expected in about 5 billion years—has become ...

In a breakthrough study that redefines how we view the heart of our galaxy, astronomers have captured the first-ever direct ...

Catch a glimpse of the Andromeda Galaxy as it hangs high in the October night sky. Late October presents a perfect ...

Astronomers from around the world have made a groundbreaking discovery within the Milky Way Galaxy that promises to offer fresh insights into the mysterious dynamics of galactic evolution. In a study ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...

Though the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for stargazers to catch a glimpse of the band of billions of stars. "Milky Way season," when the galaxy's ...

The Andromeda galaxy lies just beyond (...OK, about 2.5 million light-years beyond) our galaxy, the Milky Way. These galaxies are more than just neighbors: They're gravitationally bound. And for the ...

Ursa Major III, previously classified as a dwarf spheroidal galaxy due to its high mass, is proposed to be a compact star cluster located 32,600 light-years from the Milky Way. The research team ...