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

The CMZ is a region of clouds rich in dust and molecular gas that roils around the galactic nucleus. It measures up to 2,000 ...

"Could our galaxy one day experience similar high-energy phenomena that will have serious consequences for the survival of ...

NOIRLab shared stunning views of the total lunar eclipse in the night sky over Chile, complete with a blood red moon and ...

Astrophysicists have teased a hellish potential future in which life on Earth is extinguished by deadly radiation from the ...

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

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

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

Ancient Greek theories on the Milky Way galaxy ranged from mythology to science, with ideas from Democritus, Aristotle and ...

Aterrifying glimpse of a possible fate for our galaxy, the Milky Way, has come to light thanks to the discovery of a cosmic ...

A century ago, Edwin Hubble revolutionized our understanding of the universe by proving that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in an ever-expanding cosmos. This breakthrough led to the ...