"The discovery of this stream highlights how much is still unknown about the life histories of galaxies, how the hidden ...

"Even though it's the first time we've seen a galaxy like this, we think that there could be many more out there." ...

Researchers have successfully performed the world's first Milky Way simulation that accurately represents more than 100 ...

LHAASO has uncovered that micro-quasars, black holes feeding on companion stars, are powerful PeV particle accelerators.

Chandra X-ray Observatory and X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) imagery of the Milky Way's core and supermassive black hole ...

The size of the universe depends on its shape, with possibilities ranging from finite and spherical to flat or even infinite.

Astronomers have long puzzled over the cause of a mysterious “glow” of very high energy gamma radiation emanating from the ...

ALMA has a special instrument called Band 9, which can detect a specific type of light emitted by cosmic dust. Using this, ...

Our search for exoplanets is focused on Milky Way stars. It's been successful, with more than 6,000 detected so far.

A mysterious, high-energy glow from gamma-rays in the Milky Way's center is reigniting the debate: dark matter or a hidden ...

Astronomers have discovered an unusually bright and warm galaxy, MACS0416_Y1, dating back to just 600 million years after the Big Bang. This early gal ...

Researchers have developed the first Milky Way simulation capable of tracking over 100 billion stars for ten thousand years.