Research shows that galaxies form inside gigantic haloes of dark matter, the elusive substance that doesn't interact with ...

Astronomers have long used the Milky Way as a benchmark for studying galaxy formation and evolution, assuming that its ...

For decades, astronomers have puzzled over the intense heat and persistence of the fiery hot gas surrounding the Milky Way.

The name for our galaxy comes from the ancient Greek words for ‘milk’ or ‘milky’. They could only see it as a bright band of ...

An extensive comparison of satellites of large galaxies has shown that our home galaxy is not as ordinary as we always thought.

"For the first time, we have succeeded in taking a zoomed-in image of a dying star in a galaxy outside our own Milky Way." ...

For years, scientists have used the Milky Way as a model for understanding how galaxies form and evolve. But new research ...

In its galactic neighborhood, the Milky Way can be something of a bully.

Astronomers have captured the first detailed images of a star beyond our Milky Way galaxy on the verge of a supernova. The ...

Scientists have finally imaged a star outside of the Milky Way for the first time. Here's what it looks like and how they did ...

On Sunday November 23, 1924, 100 years ago this month, readers perusing page six of the New York Times would have found an ...

Astronomers have taken a superdetailed, zoomed-in photo of the Large Magellanic Cloud's "behemoth star." The stunning image, ...