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

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.

Eighty percent of the world's population can't see the Milky Way. Light pollution interferes. Author and adventurer Craig Childs, of Norwood, Colorado, writes about a trek from light to dark in his ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) reveals a stunning view of star-forming region Sagittarius C ...

Radio astronomy opens a window onto the invisible universe. While our eyes can detect visible light, countless objects in ...

With Halloween only a few short weeks away, stocking up on candy is on the list for many. People in the U.S. are historically ...

The 37th annual Black Hills Powwow returns to Rapid City with the theme of “Wacipi Na Oskate” or “Come Dance with Us." Wacipi 101 is a course that will take place during the Black Hills Powwow grand ...

Most supermassive black holes don’t just swallow up matter, they eject it, sometimes in spectacular jets of super heated ...

For 50 years, astronomers have been searching for evidence of winds emanating from the black hole Sagittarius A*. Now, they ...

The composer and playwright just received the coveted grant. On a visit to the Hayden Planetarium—which includes a video ...

Drone used to save family swept away by rip current in New Jersey First Brands Bankruptcy Damage Spreads to Jefferies, UBS ...

Earth’s journey through the Milky Way’s dense spiral arms might have churned up the planet’s surface 1. As the Solar System spins around the Milky Way’s centre, it passes through ripples of ...