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

Visual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.

The Bullseye galaxy earned its nickname thanks to its wild number of rings. A smaller galaxy shot through its heart 50 ...

In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic ...

Starry milky way constellations motion and falling meteor,universe field rotation on deep outer space sky 4k Fly Through Solar System A journey through space, starting with flying through star fields ...

The eight ripples seen by the Hubble Space Telescope in this cosmic scene marks the most ever seen in any galaxy, and data ...

A trio of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and Niigata University have found what they describe as "peculiar embedded ...

For years, astronomers have been puzzled by the presence of two gigantic, high-energy “bubbles” towering over and beneath the Milky Way’s center, extending 50,000 light-years into space. First ...

Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...

Hubble’s work pushed the field of astronomy forward, starting with his paper demonstrating that some objects exist outside ...

Astronomers have achieved a groundbreaking feat by capturing the first clear image of a star in another galaxy. This ...

Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.