This image by Taiwanese photographer Shang Yao-Yuan shows that you don't need the latest kit to capture the cosmos ...

Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is estimated to be 13.6 billion years old. It began to form a few hundred million years after the ...

A surprisingly mature spiral galaxy named Alaknanda has been spotted just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang—far earlier ...

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A spiral galaxy, shaped much like our Milky Way, has been found in an era when astronomers believed such well-formed galaxies ...

Learn how a newly detected gamma-ray halo in the Milky Way could mark the first direct glimpse of dark matter.

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A mysterious, high-energy glow from gamma-rays in the Milky Way's center is reigniting the debate: dark matter or a hidden swarm of pulsars?

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The vantage point at Cerro Pachón, with its dark skies and high-altitude clarity, enhances the richness of the image.

Indian astronomers have discovered 'Alaknanda,' a remarkably well-formed spiral galaxy, just 1.5 billion years after the Big ...