Astronomers have achieved a groundbreaking feat by capturing the first clear image of a star in another galaxy. This ...

We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms.

ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.

Comparison of simulation of three main star forming episodes in the spiral arms with ... With this new information and cutting-edge three-dimensional map of the Milky Way galaxy, Skowron and the team ...

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured the dynamic process of carbon-rich dust formation around Wolf ...

Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.

A new study claims to have discovered about 200 ancient stars in the Milky Way’s ... same from star to star. This combination is fantastic for studying the structure of the galaxy.” ...

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia telescope has completed its objective - making the most detailed and precise map of the Milky Way galaxy. The agency shared the visuals on social media, ...

Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...

Scientists have uncovered the existence of a binary star system close to the black hole near the center of the Milky Way galaxy, confirming a hypothesis made by happenstance nearly a century ago.