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

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

Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...

By studying what makes the Milky Way unique, astronomers are hoping to understand our galaxy’s past and unravel the mystery ...

Alternative to fireworks? Stargazers could instead catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way ...

Unusually fast-moving gas clouds near a nearby galaxy suggest they may have come from outside the galaxy. Scientists have ...

A previously unexplored globular cluster glitters with multicolored stars in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. Globular ...

When it comes to star formation, not all galaxies are the same. Some are quenched, meaning they've depleted their star ...

Galaxies have an overall internal motion called disk velocity. It’s how gas, dust, and stars move around the galactic center.

Locations of HVCs. Multiple images like this, made by radioastronomy, allowed researchers to measure the velocities of small ...

The world of space remains one of the great unknowns for scientists on Earth. The immensity of what is 'out there' means that any small discovery becomes news. Although in these s ...

Researchers discover high-velocity clouds in the nearby spiral galaxy M83. These clouds are moving at speeds significantly ...