Observations show the disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving. Astronomers are still working out the reasons why ...

A new study suggests the Milky Way’s gamma-ray glow could be a dark matter signal shaped by ancient galactic mergers.

Could the Milky Way’s most enigmatic light be the death cry of invisible matter? For over a decade, an explanation has eluded ...

November’s night skies are grand, festive and bright in many places, quiet and contemplative in others. Both tempers are ...

A class of University of Texas astronomy students has discovered that nearby dwarf galaxy Segue-1 seems to host a ...

The Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO) hasn't yet begun its much-anticipated Legacy Survey of Space and Time. But it saw its first ...

By analyzing the data from the HASH database, astronomers have conducted a comprehensive study of nearly 1,500 planetary nebulae in the Milky Way galaxy. Results of the study, published October 15 on ...

A recent astronomical observation has sparked intrigue in the scientific community. A faint glow detected in the Milky Way could potentially be a footprint of dark matter, a mysterious cosmic ...

Astronomers have utilized ESA's Gaia satellite to identify 87 stellar streams linked with globular clusters in the Milky Way, effectively doubling the known count.

A chat with former Halo Wars creator James Miller about his new space 4X, which strikes a careful balance between realism and approachability.

Despite it’s comparative size to our star, it’s still the least massive object ever detected using gravitational lensing.

NASA has announced that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will approach Earth on October 29, 2025, marking its closest ...