NGC 6914 lies nearly 6,000 light years from Earth. It sits along the Milky Way’s crowded plane where gas, stars and dust ...

Two researchers have attempted to calculate the probability that we are alone in the Milky Way. The result is quite clear.

Dark matter plays a crucial role in galaxy formation by acting as a gravitational “glue” that helps pull gas together to form ...

The special Cullinan Cosmos features elegant Arabescato Pearl exterior paint and a hand-painted headliner depicting the Milky Way.

You still may be able to spot the Milky Way's galactic center in the night sky across the US, but time is running out.

American space agency NASA announced this week the counter showing the number of confirmed exoplanets has now reached over 6,000.

MIT physicists have put forth a strong theoretical case that a recently detected highly energetic neutrino may have been the product of a primordial black hole exploding outside our solar system.

The moon is near new phase this week, and clearer skies and cooler overnight temperatures means that this is also an optimum ...

A stronomers have seen something they did not expect: an Einstein Cross with not just the standard four images, there was an extra one. This unprecedented present might allow astronomers to better ...

Enjoy our annual celebration of outstanding bird visuals—now featuring new prizes and winners from across the Western ...

By capturing the same thing from very different perspectives, a NASA astronaut and an intrepid photographer create a whole ...

Spiral arms are crowded regions of space filled with stars, dust, and gas. As the solar system traveled through them, ...