So how well do you know the Milky Way? Let's test your knowledge of our galaxy's size, age, speed and more with the 15 questions below. Remember to log in to put your name on the leaderboard and ...

100 years ago, Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help. If we could go back 101 years, we would encounter a time when ...

By that metric, the ESA's Gaia mission is a resounding success. The spacecraft gave us a precise, 3D map of our Milky Way galaxy and has forced us to abandon old ideas and replace them with compelling ...

The Milky Way keeps its planets close to its chest. Stars in a thin, flat disk bisecting the galaxy have more planets on average than stars in a thicker, enveloping disk — and astronomers now ...

The Milky Way is more than just the glittering stretch of stars we see on a clear night. It’s a cosmic masterpiece, teeming with celestial wonders. Thanks to NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, we can now ...

I began photographing the Milky Way around 2018, but the hobby took off in earnest for me at the onset of the COVID years as I took myself out to remote dark sites to capture images. For many ...

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They published a paper in the May 2008 issue of Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society entitled “The Collision Between the Milky Way and Andromeda.” (Admittedly, be wary of the term ...

Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way. Measuring 3.3 million light-years from end-to-end, the cosmic megastructure ...

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Scientists discover 2 stars dancing around the Milky Way's black hole — and they could point to a type of planet never seen before —Baby stars that defy explanation are 'swarming like bees ...

The European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft has officially ended its mission to map the Milky Way after 12 years of data collection. The spacecraft shut down its science operations on January 15 ...