The space telescope Gaia has created the largest three-dimensional map of the Milky Way ever. On January 15, 2025, Gaia shut ...
According to a study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, a Northwestern University-led team of astrophysicists ...
The supermassive black hole located at the center of our galaxy, Sagittarius A*, appears to be putting on a true light show, ...
New research from the SAGA Survey, comparing the Milky Way with 101 similar galaxies, unveils how our galaxy differs ...
Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a cosmic cloudscape, with clouds of dust and gas swirling in beautiful colors.
"These two supernova remnants are helping us to better understand the dynamics of our home galaxy’s neighborhood," ...