The colossal black hole lurking at the center of the Milky Way galaxy is spinning almost as fast as its maximum rotation rate. That's just one thing astrophysicists have discovered after developing ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant glory, shining in thousands of colors. The dazzling panoramic shot released Wednesday of the Sculptor ...

Astronomers have located a rare exoplanet on the edge of the Milky Way. The exoplanet, a gas giant named AT2021uey b, orbits a low-mass star and is located about 3,200 light-years away from Earth ...

June 18, 2025 Credit: DALLE. Scientists have created digital “twins” of our Milky Way galaxy to investigate one of the biggest puzzles in the universe: dark matter.

“If you go to the Australian bush, where these moths live, and look around you at night, one of the most obvious visual landmarks is the Milky Way,” Dreyer said.

A USC-led research team has created a series of supercomputer-simulated twins of our Milky Way galaxy - one that could help scientists unlock new answers about one of the biggest mysteries in the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's s MIRI and NIRCam instruments have captured an amazing view of spiral galaxy NGC 2090. The galaxy is about 37 million light years away in the Columbia constellation.

While the Triangulum galaxy’s gravitational influence conspired to bring the Milky Way and Andromeda together, the LMC had a repellent effect. And when all four danced together, the odds of an ...

Scientists have long thought the Milky Way galaxy would someday collide with its closest neighbor, Andromeda. However, new research suggests the future of our cosmic home is more uncertain than ...

Sleep under the stars with this milky way galaxy projector from Kmart Get ready for the best sleep ever Sarah Mitchell follow less than 2 min read ...

Astronomers discover strange new celestial object in our Milky Way galaxy “A head-on collision is very unlikely, we found a less than 2% chance for that,” Sawala said.

Experts say Milky Way has 50-50 chance of colliding with neighbor galaxy. But when? by: Crystal Bonvillian Posted: Jun 8, 2025 / 11:01 AM CDT Updated: Jun 8, 2025 / 12:52 PM CDT ...