In the absolute omnishambles of the Milky Way galactic center, we've just found a new kind of turbulent structure. Peering ...

The final messages sent to Gaia will continue to be carried out into space as the observatory sleeps, and as data from it ...

The spiral galaxy 2MASX J23453268−0449256 is located nearly 1 billion light-years away from Earth, and measures about three ...

Space is a big place and there's lots of strange stuff out there, but scientists aren't quite sure where these massive space ...

After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft was shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on.

Using the Green Bank Telescope (GBT), astronomers have detected a new giant molecular cloud in the Milky Way galaxy. The ...

Scientists have gotten the best-ever view of 'space tornadoes' howling near the Milky Way's black hole. The cosmic twisters ...

Deep in the galaxy’s central molecular zone (CMZ), surrounding the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center, clouds ...

Fast-moving stars in the Milky Way received a powerful kick from the Large Magellanic Cloud — and a central black hole might ...

Astronomers suggest there's a giant "star grinder" lurking at the center of the Milky Way, churning up star systems.

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

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