Scientists previously predicted the pair of galaxies would merge in about five billion years. Now, research suggests that ...

A collision between the Milky Way and neighboring galaxy Andromeda is far from a sure thing; in fact, it could hinge on the flip of a cosmic coin.

Both the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies (M31) are part of what's known as the Local Group (LG), which also hosts other ...

Our universe is thought to be about 13.8 billion years old, meaning the Milky Way would have formed during the first billion years of existence as we know it.

The Milky Way galaxy is our cosmic home. ... Lying at the very heart of the Milky Way is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*. ... The Milky Way is approximately 13.6 billion years old.

One possibility, often overlooked, is that dark matter particles could be very light, with masses of just a few million electronvolts, far lighter than a proton, and still play a cosmic role.

It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all. Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding ...

The Milky Way was on a collision course with a neighboring galaxy. Not anymore. NASA scientists had forecast an impending crash in four billion years, sending the sun flying ...

A decade-long survey of the night sky has revealed a mysterious new type of star astronomers are referring to as an “old smoker.” These previously hidden stellar objects are aging, giant stars ...

Milky Way’s Great Rift Identified In 5,000-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Coffin Drawings The ancient Egyptians may have conceptualized the Milky Way in the same way as Native Americans. Benjamin Taub ...

The Milky Way is estimated to have anywhere from 100 billion to 400 billion stars and likely as many planets. At 1.5 billion objects, the map represents only a small slice of the galaxy.

A rendering of the mixed-use building Corner Lot plans to build at 102 Sixth Ave. N. in the Town Center district of Jacksonville Beach. It is across the street from the Casa Marina Hotel. Read ...