Researchers from the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian have found compelling evidence of the nearest ...

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There is a supermassive black hole at the center of nearly every big galaxy—including ours, the Milky Way (it's called ...

The Milky Way is one of the biggest in the observable universe: Even if you traveled at the speed of light, it would take 100 ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9, carrying the SPHEREx and PUNCH missions, is scheduled to lift off on Tuesday, March 4 at 10:09 p.m. ET.

"We found that some comets in the inner Oort cloud form a long-lasting spiral structure." Spirals are a repeating theme in ...

A NASA telescope was launched into space from California on Tuesday for a mission to explore the origins of the universe and ...

Millions of years ago, our Solar System traveled through a densely populated galactic region and was exposed to increased ...

Milky Way photography can yield some stunning shots from here on Earth. But what if you had a vantage point at some 400km ...

This stunning photo was taken on January 29, 2025, from 265 miles (425 km) above the Pacific Ocean. Pettit, a seasoned ...

The disc of plasma surrounding the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is constantly emitting flares both large and small.

Astronomers have discovered strong evidence for the closest supermassive black hole outside of the Milky Way galaxy. This ...