Using gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is ...

The Sculptor galaxy is similar in many respects to our Milky Way. It is about the same size and mass, with a similar spiral ...

The Milky Way and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy are currently hurtling through space toward each other at a speed of about 250,000 miles per hour (400,000 kph), setting up a possible future ...

In orbit around the Milky Way are a number of dwarf galaxies, including the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds and the Triangulum galaxy (M33) — the latter half the size of our Milky Way and the ...

Researchers discovered a large black hole jet from the early universe, and it's reshaping what we know about the early ...

Astronomers have located a rare exoplanet on the edge of the Milky Way.

COZMIC simulator crafted detailed models of the Milky Way to investigate dark matter and how the universe might behave under ...

The Milky Way galaxy is around 100,000 light-years in diameter, containing our solar system and many other objects. ... The Milky Way shines bright over the Kitt Peak National Observatory.

We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its ...

Giant molecular cloud (GMC) encompassing the mass of 160,000 suns, reportedly graces the Milky Way Galaxy 23,000 light years ...

Rubin’s completion converged with technological advancements that are poised to spread the data it produces far and wide to ...