Recently, there has been big news in the field of astronomy! Scientists have detected a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Once this news broke, many people began to worry: ...

Stellar migration may greatly increase the number of habitable planets in the Milky Way. Future ESA missions will test these predictions with detailed exoplanet observations. What can the Galactic Hab ...

Two colliding galaxies have been found to be reorganizing their dwarf satellites, potentially solving a major conundrum plaguing the standard model of cosmology.

Researchers spotted a colossal cloud of gas and dust in the Milky Way, filled with turbulent motion, newborn star seeds, and even a natural microwave laser. This newly found Midpoint cloud appears to ...

Discover 9 breathtaking Milky Way images captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, revealing the galaxy’s stunning structure ...

The first image of the whole Earth from space came in 1972, when astronaut Ron Evans or Harrison Schmitt took a photo from ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning view of the Milky Way's core 27,000 light-years away. The stunning footage was published to YouTube on May 3, and features an in-depth glimpse at the ...

As NASA described it, the stellar jet located on the outskirts of the Milky Way resembles Darth Maul’s double-bladed lightsaber from “Star Wars.” ...

More than a decade ago, scientists predicted our Milky Way galaxy and neighboring Andromeda would collide in four billion years, resulting in a “makeover” of our solar system. Now, that is unlikely — ...

August has been a month jam-packed with cosmic phenomena visible from Earth – from nebulas to meteor showers to planetary conjunctions. But the month isn't over yet. And now, add to the mix one of the ...

An explanation of why some argue it's better to photograph the Milky Way in summer and how to do it, including the best ...