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Observations of VFTS 243 provide evidence that black holes can form directly from the collapse of massive stars, without a ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) reveals a stunning view of star-forming region Sagittarius C (Sgr C). Reported to be around 300 light-years from the Milky Way’s central ...

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 ...

Looking at a distant galaxy means looking back in time.

You can grab Elite Dangerous dirt cheap in a Steam sale right now, as the persistent space MMO gears up for the next decade ...

A year of discovery awaits, with missions poised to reveal new insights about our home planet, solar system, galaxy, and ...

The Firefly Sparkle Galaxy is the first Milky Way-sized galaxy to ever be found while still in the process of forming.

Happy Galaxies Day! A century ago tonight, Edwin Hubble exposed a photograph at the 100-inch telescope on Mt. Wilson whose ...

The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth. Our solar system takes about 240 million years to orbit the Milky Way just once ...

During the early morning of Monday 8 September, the full Moon will move into the shadow of Earth and be totally eclipsed. The ...

Scientists have speculated that the cloud would have an unusual smell due to the presence of ethyl formate – which is what ...