A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*. See W.M. Keck Observatory imagery of X7 ...

The circumgalactic medium, a vast gaseous halo surrounding galaxies, could be crucial to the evolution of star-forming ...

One of the first constellations amateur astronomers come to recognize, the Queen offers observers many worthy sights.

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals a tiny patch of sky in the constellation Hydra. The stars and galaxies ...

Galactic gravity can dramatically impact wide binary stars, pushing them towards unexpected mergers or collisions. The ...

A group of astronomers have made history by capturing an image of a record number of stars from a time when the universe was ...

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves' signature Rigorer basketball shoes are dropping in a 'Milky Way' colorway on January ...

New research suggests that most of the atoms within the human body likely spent part of their lives drifting beyond the Milky ...

Scientists have linked supernovae to the heating of the Milky Way's outer gas layer, revealing a cosmic dance of creation and destruction that shapes our galactic environment. Scientists may have unco ...

You may be stuck in the Milky Way but new research suggests the carbon that makes up your body took an intergalactic round ...

Accessible to anyone the world over, witnessing the majesty of the solar system, including the Milky Way, and its billions of ...