Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...

In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic ...

New James Webb Space Telescope observations of a star cluster called NGC 346 are shedding light on how, when and where ...

The matter then forms giant clouds that eventually condense into new stars surrounded by other objects, such as planets ... bodies have spent time outside the Milky Way. The researchers made ...

The materials that make up your body are intergalactic voyagers that have existed beyond the limits of the Milky Way. New research ... blocks of new stars, planets, moons, and even you.

Carbon, which is found in the human body, takes an unusual journey after the demise of the the stars that create the element.

At just over 20,000 mph, experts say they're the fastest of their kind on any known planet. Find out more here.

High radiation during a time of frenzied star formation in the Milky Way left one stellar population with few chances to form planets, a study reports.

Our planet is hurtling at some 45,000 mph (72,000 ... The Sun and its attendant bodies slowly bob up and down through the Milky Way’s arm. Our planetary system also orbits the galactic center ...

The night sky is putting on a celestial show with a dazzling "planetary parade" featuring six major planets and a bonus comet.