On a clear night, the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy look like close neighbors. In space, they really are.

A series of high-resolution simulations has revealed a striking new perspective on theMilky Way’s position in the cosmos. Far ...

For years, astronomers have observed the strange motion of Andromeda, the Milky Way’s closest large galactic neighbor. While ...

A groundbreaking new radio image reveals the Milky Way in more detail than ever before, using low-frequency radio “colors” to map the galaxy’s hidden structures. The image is sharper, deeper, and ...

Massive stars have an outsized influence on their environment and the galaxies they call home. These behemoths have the ...

Computer simulations carried out by astronomers from the University of Groningen in collaboration with researchers from ...

Deneb, Vega and Altair are among the brightest stars in the night sky.

A flat plane of dark matter beyond the Local Group may explain why nearby galaxies move away from us instead of falling ...

New radio observations of the Milky Way are exposing hidden patterns in its magnetic field. People have scanned the night sky ...

Sometimes astronomers don't need giant telescopes to observe the wonders of the cosmos; they just need to look up at the ...

For many years, scientists have tried to understand how the Milky Way is positioned in space, and how it moves together with ...