The spiral galaxy 2MASX J23453268−0449256 is located nearly 1 billion light-years away from Earth, and measures about three ...

A bright star located in the Milky Way appears nestled in the distant galaxy NGC 5530 due to a chance alignment along the ...

This preferred direction of spin might be due to one of two reasons: either our entire universe exists in a black hole, or ...

"Could our galaxy one day experience similar high-energy phenomena that will have serious consequences for the survival of precious life in it?" ...

We've known for over 30 years that there are other stellar systems in our galaxy, but we don't have any idea how many there are.

Deep observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed an exceptionally large galaxy in the early ...

Gaia has charted the cosmos since 2014, creating a vast encyclopedia of the positions and movements of celestial objects in our Milky Way and beyond. It is difficult to capture the breadth of ...

Something wonderful has happened in photography: Ordinary people can now photograph the universe. Standing beneath the Milky Way has always been a beautiful sight, if you were lucky enough to find ...

Galaxies like the Milky Way boast more than spirals ... The largest "grand design" spirals can host a dozen or more individual arms. But recently, detailed, high-resolution observations with ...

These stunning celestial formations, captured using advanced space telescopes, reveal intricate details of stars at various stages of their life cycle.