How galaxies assemble their stars and grow over billions of years remains one of the central questions in astronomy. Recent ...

The best time to view the Milky Way in the Northern Hemisphere is from March to September. The Milky Way, our home galaxy ...

A sideways spiral galaxy shines in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. Located about 60 million light-years away in ...

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has been used to discover REBELS-25, a Milky Way-like galaxy from the ...

In Part 2 of his story, Benita Albert tells of astronomer Bob Benjamin's career, including teaching and now being a NASA consultant.

NASA's Roman Space Telescope will soon map our Milky Way galaxy in infrared. This mission will reveal billions of stars and ...

A new study led by Dr. Vivian Tan, who recently completed her Ph.D. at York University under the supervision of Prof. Adam ...

A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's ...

A heritage of dark sky preservation means residents of Flagstaff welcome the season’s longer nights with prolonged views of ...

Scientists suggest a mysterious ultraviolet glow across the Milky Way may come from dark matter nuggets, hinting that the universe’s invisible matter might not be completely dark.

American space agency NASA announced the first major science program for the Nancy Grace Roman telescope, aside from the ...

"Virgil has two personalities, its 'good' side – a typical young galaxy quietly forming stars. But Virgil transforms into the host of a heavily obscured supermassive black hole, pouring out immense ...