The Milky Way ripples like a vast cosmic wave. Gaia’s precise measurements reveal a colossal motion sweeping through the galaxy’s disc, an echo of something mysterious in our galaxy’s ancient past.

Astronomers see no stars ejected from the center of our Milky Way galaxy, giving them important information about the Sgr A* black hole.

The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered dazzling newborn stars and thick cosmic dust in Sagittarius B2, the Milky Way's ...

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 ...

Every one of us is unique and important, but at the same time, we’re a microscopic part of something that’s beyond ...

From active meteor showers to the best Milky Way viewing, and a recently launched telescope that will unlock new views of outer space, July will bring a plethora of astronomical events and sights.

NASA's powerful James Webb Space telescope has revealed a colorful spread of stars and cosmic dust in the Milky Way's most active star-forming region. The telescope was studying Sagittarius B2, a ...

The Milky Way galaxy is like a gigantic ocean gyre or eddy that spins and wobbles around its center. But our home galaxy also ...

People will be able to catch a glimpse of the Milky Way galaxy this weekend The Milky Way will be viewable with the naked eye, but telescopes always help The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc ...

Astronomers have caught a blast of hot wind streaming from the Milky Way’s central black hole, Sgr A*, for the first time ...

The moon is near new phase this week, and clearer skies and cooler overnight temperatures means that this is also an optimum week to check out the beautiful summer Milky Way.

Every one of us is unique and important, but at the same time, we’re a microscopic part of something that’s beyond ...