Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.

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

ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.

The future of galaxies remains one of the most interesting topics for experts. In fact, they will not survive the passage of ...

Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.

was nearly a million light years away – too remote to be a part of the Milky Way. Hubble’s work opened the door to the study of the universe beyond our galaxy. In the century since Hubble’s ...

Any potential findings could also shed light on the Milky Way's future because our galaxy is predicted to potentially collide with Andromeda in the next 5 to 10 billion years. The release of the ...

The Hubble Space Telescope completes a high-resolution portrait of our galaxy's gorgeous neighbor, which will help scientists better understand our Milky Way.

Researchers from the University of Connecticut have created the first 3D maps of star-forming gas clouds in one of the most ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...