The billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, should appear especially vibrant in May 2025 as the band ...

Astronomers have observed a galaxy dating to an earlier epoch in the universe's history that surprisingly is shaped much like ...

The unusual orbit of a possible dwarf planet, known as 2017 OF201, makes it less likely that our solar system contains a ...

"Milky Way season," when the galaxy's bright center becomes easier to see from Earth, typically runs from February to October, according to Milky Way photography website Capture the Atlas. However, ...

The billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, should appear especially vibrant in May 2025 as the band ...

Dubbed Teleios, the unusually symmetrical space object is puzzling astronomers with its near-perfect shape and mysterious ...

Structures known as "zippers" and "twisters" in the early universe may explain why dwarf galaxies tend to line up with each ...

WD 1856+534b—a freezing world with a surface temperature of -125 degrees Fahrenheit—exists where planets are normally scoured ...

Will the Universe end in a Big Freeze, a Big Rip – or something even stranger? Take a look into the distant future with ...

The word itself comes from galaktikós kyklos, or “milky circle,” the ancient Greek term for the Milky Way, our home galaxy.

Warmer climates than Earth’s could accelerate life’s development, potentially increasing the number of planets with more ...

Astronomer Eliza Kempton said that she had waited her "entire career" to peer into an atmosphere from this mysterious class ...