The researchers confirmed that two enormous stars, each more than 20 times the mass of the sun, are growing inside ...

According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history Star Trek ...

Scientists have uncovered a massive galaxy that existed just 2 billion years after the Big Bang. But how did this colossal ...

On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut ...

To take just one example, Gaia improved our understanding of the structure of our own galaxy by showing that it has multiple ...

Scientists, using infrared images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, have found that the Milky Way’s graceful spiral structure is primarily shaped by two arms extending from a central bar of stars.

Explore the four galactic quadrants of the Milky Way and find out which one contains Earth, from scientific facts to sci-fi lore like Star Trek.

Witness the breathtaking beauty of interacting galaxies through 7 stunning images captured by NASA's James Webb Telescope.

International team of astronomers discovers spiral galaxy defying cosmic norms, raising alarming questions for Milky Way's ...

Europe's space agency, ESA, has retired the Gaia satellite after more than nine years of service. Launched in 2013, Gaia ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the chaos of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing new details about star formation and the galaxy’s central black hole. Our Milky Way galaxy is ablaze with ...