Hubble’s latest image reveals the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a nearby dwarf galaxy visible from Earth without a telescope.

Previous efforts to map the galaxy's dust were challenged by limited data, but the Gaia mission has provided a treasure trove ...

Astronomers rely on clear observations to study celestial objects, but cosmic dust alters what we see, making stars appear ...

The Milky Way is one of the biggest in the observable universe: Even if you traveled at the speed of light, it would take 100,000 years to go from one end of our home galaxy to the other.

NASA astronaut Don Pettit captures a breathtaking photo of the Milky Way from the ISS, highlighting the stunning view of our galaxy. As part of Expedition 72, Pettit and his team conduct crucial ...

"Everything scattered in the Andromeda system is very asymmetric and perturbed. It does appear that something significant ...

Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the ...

but the view from low Earth orbit prominently reveals the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud, which are representative satellite galaxies of the Milky Way, clearly visible in ...

The Milky Way galaxy is packed with hydrogen atoms ... distances through the interstellar dust that often obscures our view of the galaxy in visible light. This makes 21 cm radiation an incredibly ...

Unlike the typical blue-and-green depiction of Earth, this photo shows the planet in a mossy green hue, framed by a thin ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured the most detailed view into the Milky Way's galactic centre yet, and it's shown that the black hole constantly emits dazzling flares. Some of ...