New research from the SAGA Survey, comparing the Milky Way with 101 similar galaxies, unveils how our galaxy differs ...

"For the first time, we could trace the boundary between the gas residing in galaxies and the material contained within the ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

NASA has captured six stunning and rare images of galaxies, showcasing their unique shapes and formations. Among them are ...

In a significant astronomical discovery, researchers found three ultra-faint dwarf galaxies, offering new insights into the ...

New findings explain the Phoenix cluster's mysterious starburst. Data confirm the cluster is actively cooling and able to generate a huge amount of stellar fuel on its own.

Astronomers have investigated three ultra-faint dwarf galaxies that are located in a region of space far away from the ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has recently made observations about galaxy clusters that will help shape our ...

"These two supernova remnants are helping us to better understand the dynamics of our home galaxy’s neighborhood," ...

Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.

The Milky Way can be seen as something of a bully, having devoured many smaller galaxies to achieve its vast mass, and ...