Stunning new photographs taken by Wellesley College astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have unveiled a newly ...

By peering into the cosmic dance of stars, a team led by researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP ...

Scientists have found the beginnings of a young universe that may offer insights into the beginnings of our own Milky Way Galaxy. Geoff Bennett and Miles O'Brien discussed why scientists are excited ...

Scientists have spotted what appear to be two stars whipping around each other near the supermassive black hole at the center ...

Astronomers uncover a young galaxy similar to the Milky Way, shedding light on its early formation just 600 million years ...

Scientists have uncovered the existence of a binary star system close to the black hole near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

"Black holes are not as destructive as we thought. It seems plausible that the detection of planets in the galactic center is ...

International researchers recently spotted a pair of stars orbiting around one another in surprisingly close proximity to ...

like the jumbled-up stars spread across the arms of the Milky Way. "This galaxy has a diverse population of star clusters, and it is remarkable that we can see them separately at such an early age ...

The one in the middle of the Milky Way, called Sagittarius A (with an asterisk ... said study lead author Florian Peissker from the University of Cologne. “We are actually in a really lucky ...

The Milky Way black hole is called Sagittarius A* ... said study lead author Florian Peissker from the University of Cologne. “We are actually in a really lucky situation,” he said.