Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.

Looking at a distant galaxy means looking back in time.

Using data from the APOGEE survey, astronomers from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam, the University of Vienna and Paris Observatory have reconstructed the properties of ‘hidden’ stars ...

Image: CfA/Mel Weiss Astronomers have detected a mid-infrared flare from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy for the very first time, and it’s shedding new light on ...

“These remarkable images give us an unprecedented picture of what our own galaxy might have looked like when it was being born,” said Professor Mowla. Adding to the significance of the discovery, the ...

the Andromeda Galaxy will collide with the Milky Way, resulting in a spectacular cosmic collision! Don’t worry, though – the distances between stars are vast, so we won’t feel a thing.

Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) imagery was used to create a animation of the warp of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: 2MASS, Adrian Price-Whelan Navy fires commanding officer of Naval Information ...

It’s beautiful but also a reminder of the ultimate fate that awaits our own Milky Way galaxy. The image was captured using the NOIRLabs’ International Gemini Observatory. NOIRLabs says that ...

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 ...

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New images from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal a galaxy, named “Firefly Sparkle,” resembling an early Milky Way. This discovery by Wellesley College shows a galaxy forming shortly after the Big ...