Previous efforts to map the galaxy's dust were challenged by limited data, but the Gaia mission has provided a treasure trove ...

Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...

When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...

It seemed that these redshifted galaxies were all moving away from the Milky Way. Hubble’s results suggested the farther away a galaxy was, the faster it was moving away from Earth. Hubble got ...

It seemed that these redshifted galaxies were all moving away from the Milky Way. Hubble’s results suggested the farther away a galaxy was, the faster it was moving away from Earth. Hubble got ...

The Milky Way is one of the biggest in the observable universe: Even if you traveled at the speed of light, it would take 100,000 years to go from one end of our home galaxy to the other.

NASA astronaut Don Pettit captures a breathtaking photo of the Milky Way from the ISS, highlighting the stunning view of our galaxy. As part of Expedition 72, Pettit and his team conduct crucial ...

In the ongoing quest to understand dark matter, researchers are now wondering if a strange phenomenon occurring at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy could be from a different form of dark matter. Dark ...

BEIJING -- Chinese and foreign astronomers have unveiled the first three-dimensional map of the properties of interstellar ...

The object is twice the width of the Milky Way galaxy and offers a rare glimpse of an ancient cosmic structure, which was formed when the universe was less than 10% of its current age of 13.8 ...

In fact, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy looks more like a fireworks display. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured the most detailed view into the Milky Way's ...

The black hole at the heart of our galaxy is a real party animal ... Space Telescope (JWST), scientists discovered that the Milky Way's central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A* (Sgr ...