Astrophysicists have reconstructed the movement of stars within globular clusters to understand their evolution and origin.

A trio of Japanese astronomers has challenged the accuracy of the first-ever image showing the supermassive black hole that lies at the heart of our galaxy ... of the Milky Way—shows a dark ...

Easter Island is home to more than 900 giant Moai, with more still being discovered. The statues average about twice the ...

The Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy, and their retinue of a few dozen ... but don't expect it to look anything like the dramatic photograph on this page taken by amateur astronomer Robert Gendler.

How would you like to see the farthest thing visible to the naked eye? It’s possible, but you’ll need to bundle up and sit ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spiral galaxy under the "ram pressure" inside a massive cluster of galaxies.

Pismis 24 is a small open star cluster located in the core of the NGC 6357 emission nebula, which is about 8,000 light-years ...

The Event Horizon Telescope's famous image of Sagittarius A* may depict an artifact, raising questions about the black hole's ...

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The Milky Way galaxy has had a violent history. It did not grow though simple and calm accretion, but rather through the aggressive mergers of multiple smaller galaxies. Recently, a team of ...