The Milky Way is one of the biggest in the observable universe: Even if you traveled at the speed of light, it would take 100 ...

The Milky Way. How big do you think the Milky Way galaxy would be if the Sun was 0.0015mm in diameter? Guess by posting in ...

The disc of plasma surrounding the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is constantly emitting flares both large and small.

"We found that some comets in the inner Oort cloud form a long-lasting spiral structure." Spirals are a repeating theme in ...

Star gazers in the Florida Keys were treated to some Milky Way magic on Monday. The timelapse video shows a<a ...

Have you ever wondered how astronomers manage to map out the Milky Way when it's so incredibly vast? One of the most powerful ...

Unlike the typical blue-and-green depiction of Earth, this photo shows the planet in a mossy green hue, framed by a thin ...

Milky Way photography can yield some stunning shots from here on Earth. But what if you had a vantage point at some 400km ...

Astronomers have for the first time observed a recurring nova outside of the Milky Way in near-infrared light. The data revealed highly unusual chemical emissions as well as one of the hottest ...

Astronomers have spotted displays of flashing lights and “fireworks” near a supermassive black hole at the center of the ...

Fast-moving stars in the Milky Way indicate there could be a supermassive black hole in the neighboring Large Magellanic ...

There are millions of galaxies in the universe, and while astronomers have cataloged many, some remain relatively unknown to ...