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

In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic ...

Galaxies are astronomical objects composed of billions or even trillions of stars. Our Earth and solar system are just a tiny ...

High radiation during a time of frenzied star formation in the Milky Way left one stellar population with few chances to form planets, a study reports.

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

Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...

We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms.

The Bullseye galaxy earned its nickname thanks to its wild number of rings. A smaller galaxy shot through its heart 50 ...

Observations show Andromeda has a more active star formation history than the Milky Way, potentially due to a past galactic ...

Giant radio galaxies (GRGs) are massive, with plasma jets powered by supermassive black holes at their centers, stretching ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to transform our understanding of the universe. By combining its advanced ...