Sky watchers around the world have a new star to hunt for in the night sky, thanks to a recently detected explosion in our ...

Astronomers have located a rare exoplanet on the edge of the Milky Way.

Astronomers have discovered a strange new object in our Milky Way galaxy. The celestial object is emitting X-rays around the ...

A study published in Nature Astronomy suggests that there is a 50-50 chance of the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy ...

Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is less than previously thought, with a 50-50 chance within the next 10 billion years. That’s essentially a coin ...

Scientists previously predicted the pair of galaxies would merge in about five billion years. Now, research suggests that ...

The best news? Viewers in prime dark sky locations don’t need high-tech telescopes or even binoculars to stargaze this summer ...

The team found only a 2 percent probability that the galaxies will collide in the next five billion years. In slightly over half of the simulated scenarios, Andromeda and the Milky Way experience at ...

When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the ...

Our planet itself is located along one of the galaxy’s spiral arms, about halfway from the center, according to NASA ... new moon, when skies should be darker. Where, how to see the Milky Way ...

Sawala’s international team relied on the latest observations by NASA ... new study, the scientists relied on updated galaxy measurements to factor in the gravitational pull on the Milky ...