In the 1920s, astronomers thought that the Milky Way was the entire universe. Hubble's discovery revealed a much bigger ...

Visual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.

Astronomers have discovered what they are calling the largest-known structure in the universe. Named "Quipu" after an Incan ...

An investigation, carried out by the astrophysicists of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), questions one of the ...

So how well do you know the Milky Way? Let's test your knowledge of our galaxy's size, age, speed and more with the 15 ...

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

In a desperate attempt to make money, she goes to work for “The Milky Way,” a breast milk dairy that provides rich mothers ...

Telescopes around the world have spotted a monster radio jet streaming from a quasar dating back to the first 1 billion years ...

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

One of the key objectives of the new space observatory will be to search the Milky Way galaxy for essential building blocks ...