"No low-frequency radio image of the entire Southern Galactic Plane has been published before, making this an exciting ...

For the first time, scientists have the calculations and simulations to explain mysterious flashes from the galaxy OJ 287.

The bold question-askers at What If examine what would happen if the Milky Way and Andromeda collided.

They say that on a clear day you can see forever, but on a clear night you can see even farther. Do you want to try for the farthest object visible to the naked eye? You will need a very clear, dark ...

The galaxy our planet inhabits is called the Milky Way for the simple reason that, as seen from our world, its impossible-to-count collection of stars looks like a band of milky white light. In all ...

The Milky Way galaxy is like a gigantic ocean gyre or eddy that spins and wobbles around its center. But our home galaxy also has a colossal wave rippling through it, pulling and pushing an ocean of ...

Our Milky Way galaxy never sits still: it rotates and wobbles. And now, data from ESA's Gaia space telescope reveal that our galaxy also has a giant wave rippling outwards from its centre. (Nanowerk ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

The Pierce County Sheriff's Office said the incident happened around 6:18 p.m. as the deputy was on the way to a call about a person with a weapon. (Photo credit:Matthew Washam) TOPICS: PUYALLUP, Wash ...

NASA's powerful James Webb Space telescope has revealed a colorful spread of stars and cosmic dust in the Milky Way's most active star-forming region. The telescope was studying Sagittarius B2, a ...

Earth’s journey through the Milky Way’s dense spiral arms might have churned up the planet’s surface 1. As the Solar System spins around the Milky Way’s centre, it passes through ripples of ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Understanding the Earth’s journey through the Milky Way is tricky, but a new study used neutral hydrogen and zircon crystals to dig up details of ...