The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) reveals a stunning view of star-forming region Sagittarius C ...

It's a reminder of why preserving pristine night skies remains essential for both astronomy and human wonder.

Researchers using new simulations suggest that the Milky Way’s past collisions may have reshaped its dark matter core. This ...

New simulations reveal the glow at Milky Way’s heart may come from dark matter, challenging long-held cosmic theories.

The glowing red band represents high concentrations of gamma rays across the center of the Milky Way. NASA / DOE / Fermi LAT Collaboration Dark matter—an unseen substance thought to make up 27 percent ...

Assuming our solar system’s newest interstellar object isn’t an alien mothership sent here to menace us, humankind still hasn’t spotted any signs of extraterrestrial life, let alone intelligence — ...

The galaxy our planet inhabits is called the Milky Way for the simple reason that, as seen from our world, its impossible-to-count collection of stars looks like a band of milky white light. In all ...

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The Milky Way galaxy is like a gigantic ocean gyre or eddy that spins and wobbles around its center. But our home galaxy also has a colossal wave rippling through it, pulling and pushing an ocean of ...

Earth’s journey through the Milky Way’s dense spiral arms might have churned up the planet’s surface 1. As the Solar System spins around the Milky Way’s centre, it passes through ripples of ...

Though the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for stargazers to catch a glimpse of the band of billions of stars. "Milky Way season," when the galaxy's ...

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) captured the center of the Milky Way galaxy in infrared. The image spans "more than 600 light-years," according to the NASA's Ames Research ...