Scientists predict up to 100 invisible galaxies may orbit the Milky Way, hiding just beyond our current detection limits.

For years, scientists have predicted that in about 3.75 billion years, our Milky Way galaxy would collide with its massive neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy. This cataclysmic event was thought to be a ...

Astronomers have discovered a giant, 500-light-year-wide cavity between two star-forming regions in the constellations ...

A new galaxy was found with 10,000 more of unseen mass than the Milky Way. Now, scientists are wondering if there are more of ...

The event is the most massive black hole merger ever recorded by gravitational wave detectors and has forced physicists to ...

The newly discovered space rock may be older than our entire solar system, and you may get the chance to see it ...

Scientists have detected the collision of two massive black holes merging beyond the Milky Way. The two black holes, each ...

A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...

A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen—possibly predating our solar ...

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Expect a hot and humid stretch with isolated storms Monday, then rising heat midweek. Recent storms in nearby regions brought ...