Large galaxies, like the Milky Way, attract smaller galaxies. Our solar system 's cosmic neighborhood spans 100,000 ...

How, when, and where to look to see Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) after sunset this Thursday, Oct. 31, with sky charts, ...

Social media users were captivated by the incredible view in the viral clip, with one saying: "My jaw has never dropped so fast." ...

This new approach opens up exciting opportunities to map characteristics like interstellar extinction and metallicity across the Milky Way, aiding in the understanding of stellar populations and ...

Light pollution can obstruct your view of catching spectacular cosmic sights like meteor showers, distant planets, the Milky Way galaxy, and this month's comet — Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS ...

The image shows the supermassive black hole that lies at the heart of our galaxy about 26,000 light-years away.

Easter Island is home to more than 900 giant Moai, with more still being discovered. The statues average about twice the ...

Here are several top November night-sky sights to watch for.

A probabilistic new map of the universe surrounding the Milky Way reveals that our galaxy is likely part of an even larger "basin of attraction" than we previously assumed. When you purchase ...

Researchers from Japan’s National Astronomical Observatory (NAOJ) are throwing shade at the now iconic image of the ...

the scientists monitored the central regions of the Milky Way for more than 13 years. Dante Minniti, an astrophysicist at Universidad Andres Bello in Chile who led the overall project, said: “We made ...

Though the space between the few isolated stars scattered throughout this largely invisible sphere seems empty, there's a lot going on out there in the wilds of the Milky Way. By studying hot gas ...