Researchers from the University of Connecticut have created the first 3D maps of star-forming gas clouds in one of the most ...

The intrepid mapping mission has collected more than three trillion observations that'll change the way we see our neck of ...

The cores of galaxies may not be made of what we thought, new research suggests — they could hold one giant, invisible star ...

In the years following the launch of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ...

Astronomers have detected a mid-infrared flare from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy for the ...

Leo P, a small galaxy and a distant neighbor of the Milky Way, is lighting the way for astronomers to better understand star formation and how a galaxy grows. Scientists have reported finding that Leo ...

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope assembled a comprehensive picture of the evolving universe – among the most colorful deep space images ever captured at the time. The magnificent spiral ...

Scientists have linked supernovae to the heating of the Milky Way's outer gas layer, revealing a cosmic dance of creation and ...

Spur and gap features seen in Milky Way’s GD-1 stellar stream could be caused by a self-interacting dark matter subhalo. New research points to a dark matter subhalo as the architect behind the unique ...

You may be stuck in the Milky Way but new research suggests the carbon that makes up your body took an intergalactic round ...

according to the Center for Astrophysics. In the Milky Way and nearby galaxies, such as the Andromeda Galaxy, astronomers can ...

Looking at a distant galaxy means looking back in time.