At the heart of our galaxy lies a cosmic puzzle: although the Galactic Center is packed with star-making material, massive ...

Step outside on a clear night, trace the hazy stripe of the Milky Way and enjoy the comfortable illusion that you more or ...

June offers a celestial spectacle, starting with the Milky Way's rise in dark skies. Venus shines brightly in the early ...

Astronomers have surveyed massive, dense star factories, unlike any found in the Milky Way, in a large number of galaxies ...

Astronomers studying rare star-forming galaxies reveal how the chaotic past of the universe may mirror the future of the ...

Could Mysterious Black Hole Burps Rewrite Physics?

About half of all New Zealanders can no longer see the Milky Way in winter due to light pollution from ever brighter cities ...

Astronomers in China have observed a pulsar that becomes partially eclipsed by an orbiting companion star every few hours. This type of observation is very rare and could shed new light on how binary ...

Scientists studying the distant universe have discovered a population of ancient galaxies lighting up for the first time, ...

Planets, constellations, and meteor showers are only part of it. Stargazing in Wadi Rum is as much about feeling as it is ...

Southern astronomers get to see the Milky Way’s core overhead and enjoy many star clusters and nebulae that are hidden for us ...

A study published in Nature Astronomy suggests that there is a 50-50 chance of the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy ...