First-light images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed a 163,000-light-year stream of stars emanating from the ...
Our search for exoplanets is focused on Milky Way stars. It's been successful, with more than 6,000 detected so far.
Microquasars in our Milky Way galaxy have emerged as the most extreme particle engines, accelerating cosmic rays to ...
A mysterious, high-energy glow from gamma-rays in the Milky Way's center is reigniting the debate: dark matter or a hidden ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The dark matter distribution of a Milky Way mass halo in a Lambda-cold dark matter (LCDM) ...
Astronomers know that mergers play a huge role in galaxy growth. Right now, the Milky Way is slowly consuming the Large and ...
"Even though it's the first time we've seen a galaxy like this, we think that there could be many more out there." ...
So it’s confession time: I’ve been lying to you. I’ve said on many occasions that our Milky Way galaxy has a flat disk (like ...
Researchers combined deep learning with high-resolution physics to create the first Milky Way model that tracks over 100 ...
The galaxy, known as Y1, existed just 800 million years after the Big Bang and is forming stars 180 times faster than the ...