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 ...

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

Astronomers discover an 850,000 light-year-long cosmic filament in the early universe, providing insights into large-scale structures from 11.7 billion years ago. This filament, spanning nearly nine ...

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

Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the ...

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

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have a front-row seat to some of the most extraordinary sights in the ...

Here are some eye catching and stunning images of Milky Way galaxy shared by NASA. This image of the Milky Way galaxy was shared by NASA as the Astronomy Picture of the Day. It shows the arc of the ...

There is apparently a supermassive black hole in the Milky Way's largest satellite galaxy that is hurling hyper-fast stars into our home galaxy. This is what a research group led by Jiwon Jesse ...

Astronomers have observed a flare of light near Sagittarius A, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. These bursts happen daily; some last seconds, others shine for a ...

This artist’s concept portrays the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, known as Sagittarius A* (A-star). It’s surrounded by a swirling accretion disk of hot gas. The black ...