The photograph of the Milky Way was taken by Oisin McDonnell, who is based in South Australia. He shared the image in a ...

A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.

At the heart of our Milky Way galaxy lurks a supermassive black hole about four million times the mass of the sun, called ...

James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's latest and most advanced space observatory, has continued to capture breathtaking images ...

There is a region of the sky where astronomers fear to look. Filled with dark clouds of dust, it hides an unseen mass. A mass ...

Scientists are working on an accurate way of calculating the probability of finding alien life elsewhere in the universe.

GRANBY • The road weaves through young pines, short enough that the view is unobstructed: the Continental Divide, Indian ...

It's mass is "33 times that of our Sun," according to the European Southern Observatory. Credit: ESO Republicans win control ...

It's hard to imagine that someday, the Milky Way galaxy will cease to exist. Looking up at the stars, it feels as though ...

Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery of a neutron star in the Milky Way that rotates at an astonishing 716 times per second, placing it among the fastest-spinning stars ever observed. The ...

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 ...

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 ...