A new study suggests they may have a ghostly shadow—trailing dark matter spirals hovering above and below them. A team of ...

Astronomers now believe the Milky Way’s “inevitable” collision with a neighboring galaxy is much less likely than originally thought.

The Milky Way may merge with the Large Magellanic Cloud in 2 billion years, not Andromeda, contrary to previous findings.

Even if the Milky Way and Andromeda don’t collide in the next 10 billion years, though, that won’t be the end of the story.

NGC 685, a smaller cousin of our Milky Way, dazzles with youthful energy as newborn stars light up its spiral arms.

This June, the Milky Way’s brilliant heart lights up the night as planets align and the solstice sun marks Earth’s celestial tipping point.

Researchers led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick astrophysicist, who looked deeply into space at a period known as ...

Scientists previously predicted the pair of galaxies would merge in about five billion years. Now, research suggests that ...

New research challenges the idea the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies will collide, reshaping our understanding of galactic ...

Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is less than previously thought, with a ...

The long-proposed Milky Way and Andromeda galactic merger might not be as certain as astronomers previously believed.

Dwarf galaxies often appear to align mysteriously around their host galaxies. A new study proposes an unprecedented ...