Hypervelocity stars have, since the 1920s, been an important tool that allows astronomers to study the properties of the ...

Globular clusters are often described as ancient, tightly bound fossils of the early Milky Way. It has been believed that ...

Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) imagery was used to create a animation of the warp of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: 2MASS, ...

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers traced how Milky Way–like galaxies formed and changed over time.

The image of supermassive black hole Sagittarius A * was created using data from the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration.

A Milky Way bar that dropped off shelves two years ago is coming back. Mars confirmed it will reintroduce the fan-favorite ...

A new study shows how Milky Way chemical tracks emerge from shifting star formation and gas supply, reshaping ideas about the ...

The best time to view the Milky Way in the Northern Hemisphere is from March to September. The Milky Way, our home galaxy ...

Using the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT), astronomers have observed a nearby galactic globular cluster known as NGC 6569.

Understanding how the Milky Way formed means looking far beyond the bright spiral you see in the night sky. A new study led ...

A supermassive black hole residing within the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) - a satellite galaxy - is on a collision course ...

Far from city lights, Hanle offers one of the clearest night skies in India, perfect for stargazing and spotting the Milky ...