Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

I began photographing the Milky Way around 2018, but the hobby took off in earnest for me at the onset of the COVID years as ...

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

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

Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.

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 questions below. Remember to log in to put your name on the leaderboard and ...

Located in the constellation Scutum ... This star field shows up in a lot of Milky Way landscape images that highlight details in the Large Sagittarius Star Cloud. It’s a small region that ...

Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, ...

This stunning image of NGC 6951 is captured by NASA's Hubble Telescope. It is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cepheus. It is located at a distance of about 75 million light-years ...

Conflicting distance measurements have added to the uncertainty. One data source places one object at 6,500 light years away, ...

Giant radio galaxies (GRGs) are massive, with plasma jets powered by supermassive black holes at their centers, stretching ...