Using deep imaging from the James Webb Space Telescope, they observed a galaxy bearing a striking resemblance to our ...
What's the size of the Milky Way galaxy? Learn how, depending on your definition, the size can change.
Looking for an alternative to fireworks? Stargazers can catch a cosmic light show this Independence Day when the Milky Way appears in the night sky. The center of our home galaxy, which is composed of ...
Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers traced how Milky Way–like galaxies formed and changed over time.
Do all stars exist in galaxies, or do some exist in intergalactic space?Thomas GriffilthAtlantic City, New Jersey Nearly all ...
From a window on the International Space Station, astronauts have captured a rare view of a nearby galaxy caught in the act ...
It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all. Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It turns out that a looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen, after all. Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two ...
August has been a month jam-packed with cosmic phenomena visible from Earth – from nebulas to meteor showers to planetary conjunctions. But the month isn't over yet. And now, add to the mix one of the ...
A globular cluster near the heart of the Milky Way is gradually dissolving, according to a new study published on arXiv, ...