ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.
Astronomers have achieved a groundbreaking feat by capturing the first clear image of a star in another galaxy. This ...
Astronomers have discovered two strange objects that could be young stars — except they're completely surrounded by ice.
Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...
The National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution map of waterways, created by the US Geological Survey, is the highest-resolution survey of its kind. With nearly 25 million rivers, streams, pipe ...
The European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft concludes its 12-year mission to map the Milky Way, leaving behind a legacy of ...