Super galaxy clusters are among the largest structures in the universe. Now, a particularly large one has been measured, ...

Astronomers from UCT have uncovered the true scale of one of the largest hidden structures in the nearby Universe.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that our Sun may have traveled across the Milky Way as part of a massive migration of ...

After a decade of research, Cape Town astronomers have revealed the vast Vela supercluster, a monumental cosmic structure hidden behind the Milky Way, transforming our understanding of galaxy ...

The Andromeda Galaxy, the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way, is slowly moving toward us at incredible speed. Astronomers ...

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Milky Way season, when the galaxy's bright center is visible, is underway. The best viewing time in the Northern Hemisphere ...

A telescope in Chile has revealed in unprecedented detail the swirling splendor of star-forming gases at the heart of our ...

The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy containing 100-400 billion stars. Planet Earth sits along one of the galaxy’s spiral arms. Though the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times ...

Billions of stars fill our galaxy that become visible at certain times of year. And in the U.S., that time, known as "Milky Way season," is beginning.

A UCT-led team has used South Africa's MeerKAT and Salt to reveal a vast hidden supercluster lurking behind the Milky Way.