NASA has announced an exciting discovery hurtling through our solar system: an interstellar object. It’s a comet, but beyond ...

Particular stars called Cepheid variables allow astronomers to determine distance, and Hubble spotted one of these within M31 ...

In the vast expanse of the universe, the Milky Way Galaxy holds a special place in our hearts. It is our home, and after studying it for decades from our cosmic residence nestled within one of its ...

Galaxies, including the Milky Way, grow from thick, turbulent disks into layered structures. JWST’s images show this process ...

Astronomers taken on the role of cosmic archeologists, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to excavate over 100 disk ...

Two meteor showers and the return of the Milky Way make up the top astronomy events for July. Mark these events down on your ...

A groundbreaking new survey from China’s LHAASO observatory has unveiled powerful ultrahigh-energy gamma-ray emissions across ...

"The best time to see the Milky Way in (Massachusetts) is from March to September," according to the Capture the Atlas ...

A new generation of black hole research is unfolding thanks to artificial intelligence, massive simulations, and cutting-edge ...

The month that brings the anniversary of the lunar landing also features great meteor showers and Manhattanhenge's second act ...

Astronomers have found a new way of accurately mapping the outer gas disk of the Milky Way using the positions of young stars ...

July will kick off with colorful flashes of light during Independence Day celebrations across the United States, but the ...