In the vast universe, a grand event spanning billions of years is quietly brewing — the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy ...

In the vast universe, a grand event spanning billions of years is quietly brewing—the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies will ...

Scientists created the most accurate three-dimensional map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data ...

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 ...

The post New Paper Identifies Something “Consuming” Certain Types Of Stars Near The Center Of The Milky Way first on TwistedSifter.

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 — ...

Behind the dusty clouds of the Cigar Galaxy lies a dazzling powerhouse of star formation, where stars are being born ten ...