The Milky Way, our celestial home, has fascinated astronomers for centuries. It is a vast galaxy, a large system that ...

"Unlike any objects we know, these filaments really surprised us. Since then, we have been pondering what they are." ...

Learn how ALMA gives astrophysics a front row seat to dynamic forces that shape the galaxy, called space tornadoes.

This appears to be the closest supermassive black hole outside our Milky Way galaxy, according to a report that's appearing ... "We just haven't looked at the right place." ...

Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...

The Big Wheel, discovered using the James Webb Space Telescope, formed just 2 billion years after the big bang - surprisingly ...

Scientists suspect lightweight dark matter might ionize hydrogen in the Milky Way’s core. This could also explain the 511-keV ...

A new study suggests that clues about dark matter may be hidden in the Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone, where unexplained ...

Millions of years ago, our Solar System traveled through a densely populated galactic region and was exposed to increased interstellar dust.

Scientists announced Tuesday that the telescope had given scientists the longest and most detailed glimpse thus far of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Don Pettit Milky Way photography ... of our place in the galaxy.

Swirling through the Milky Way's central zone, in the turbulent region surrounding the supermassive black hole at the core of ...