Scientists have unlocked the 3D structure of molecular clouds in the Milky Way’s center, using a groundbreaking X-ray technique. These cosmic clouds, vital for star formation, were illuminated by past ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

The Hubble Space Telescope’s latest stunning images have allowed scientists to solve the mystery of the Bullseye Galaxy’s ...

Predictions are uncertain, but the solar system may be pushed farther from the galactic core or even ejected entirely from the new galaxy.

In the 1920s, astronomers thought that the Milky Way was the entire universe. Hubble's discovery revealed a much bigger ...

A Milky Way collision with a supermassive black hole might be closer than we thought. Hidden deep in the Large Magellanic ...

The Bullseye galaxy is two and a half times the size of our Milky Way and has nine rings. Fifty million years ago, two galaxies met up in space. One was tiny, the other large. The small galaxy ...

Superclusters are large collections of galaxy clusters, groups, and individual galaxies that are typically not gravitationally bound to each other. For example, our Milky Way Galaxy is located on ...

The historic Mount Majdah, located south of the Tabuk province in Saudi, offers pristine, clear views of the Milky Way Galaxy. Known for its unique rock formations adorned with ancient engravings ...

Astronomers have found a supermassive black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud. This black hole is 600,000 times the mass of ...

LEDA 1313424, aptly nicknamed the Bullseye, is two and a half times the size of our Milky Way and has nine rings — six more than any other known galaxy. High-resolution imagery from NASA’s ...