Silverman, Leah. "Astronomers Just Created The Most Detailed 3D-Map Of Our Galaxy Yet." AllThatsInteresting.com, November 14, ...

For the first time, scientists have built a digital version of the Milky Way that follows the motion of individual stars, not ...

Microquasars in our Milky Way galaxy have emerged as the most extreme particle engines, accelerating cosmic rays to ...

"The discovery of this stream highlights how much is still unknown about the life histories of galaxies, how the hidden ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Our Milky Way is home to at least 17 billion planets that are similar in size to Earth, a new estimate suggests. That’s more than two Earth-size planets for every person on the ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning new image of a galaxy that's over twice the size of our Milky Way. According to NASA, the gigantic elliptical galaxy (dubbed NGC 474) sits about ...

The current rate of star formation at the Galactic Center appears to be lower than in the rest of the Galaxy. A new study led ...

The first official image from the Vera Rubin Observatory has revealed a ghostly river of stars stretching farther than our ...

This story was updated at 1:55 p.m. EST. The Milky Way hosts at least 17 billion Earth-size alien planets, and probably many more, a new study reveals. Astronomers have determined that about 17 ...

For the first time, scientists measured the size of a black hole using Hubble Space Telescope images of the warping effect it has on starlight. It took six years of observations. They can now use the ...

LOS ANGELES Our Milky Way is home to at least 17 billion planets that are similar in size to Earth, a new estimate suggests. That’s more than two Earth-size planets for every person on the globe. Just ...