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 ...

Astronomers watched how the light brightened and dimmed near the event horizon of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...

Simulating a billion years using previous best-resolution simulations would take almost 36 years of real computing time.

A team of researchers has confirmed stars ring loud and clear in a "key" that will harmonize well with the science goals and ...

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

NASA has shaken up the universe once again, this time through the discovery of the fastest object ever spotted, which ...

A new composite image of the Andromeda Galaxy is offering an unprecedented view of our closest spiral galactic neighbor. Composed by NASA and international space partners, the image combines data ...