Observations from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission have revealed a giant wave rippling through the disk of the Milky Way. This image derived from Gaia data shows an edge-on view of our galaxy; ...

The Milky Way is warped, possibly as the result of a collision with another galaxy billions of years ago. Studying this warp could reveal more about the structure of our galaxy's hidden matter. When ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia space telescope has ...

For the past ten years, astronomers have puzzled over cosmic ripples in the structure of the Milky Way that didn't have a known cause. Thanks to a trio of pulsing stars, we now suspect a dwarf galaxy ...

A new analysis focusing on a class of very bright stars indicates the Milky Way might be stranger than we thought with a warped and uneven central disk. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share ...