In a breakthrough study that redefines how we view the heart of our galaxy, astronomers have captured the first-ever direct ...

A team of astronomers have found a mysterious object in the distant universe that could be dark matter or an inactive smaller ...

Astronomers have caught a blast of hot wind streaming from the Milky Way’s central black hole, Sgr A*, for the first time ...

You still may be able to spot the Milky Way's galactic center in the night sky across the US, but time is running out.

This image captures a richly detailed section of the Milky Way, showcasing a tapestry of stars and glowing nebulas. Against a black cosmic backdrop, countless white stars sparkle like scattered ...

Every one of us is unique and important, but at the same time, we’re a microscopic part of something that’s beyond ...

The Milky Way galaxy is like a gigantic ocean gyre or eddy that spins and wobbles around its center. But our home galaxy also ...

So how many stars are there? Given all of the above, astronomers estimate that the Milky Way contains around 100 billion stars, and there are at least 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe.

"Gaia provides the first accurate view of what our section of the Milky Way would look like from above," Lewis McCallum, an ...

The moon is near new phase this week, and clearer skies and cooler overnight temperatures means that this is also an optimum week to check out the beautiful summer Milky Way.

Every one of us is unique and important, but at the same time, we’re a microscopic part of something that’s beyond ...