Astronomers know that mergers play a huge role in galaxy growth. Right now, the Milky Way is slowly consuming the Large and ...

Researchers have successfully performed the world's first Milky Way simulation that accurately represents more than 100 ...

"Even though it's the first time we've seen a galaxy like this, we think that there could be many more out there." ...

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has been used to discover REBELS-25, a Milky Way-like galaxy from the ...

Researchers combined deep learning with high-resolution physics to create the first Milky Way model that tracks over 100 ...

LHAASO has uncovered that micro-quasars, black holes feeding on companion stars, are powerful PeV particle accelerators.

First-light images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed a 163,000-light-year stream of stars emanating from the ...

Astronomers have discovered an unusually bright and warm galaxy, MACS0416_Y1, dating back to just 600 million years after the Big Bang. This early gal ...

Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) imagery was used to create a animation of the warp of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: 2MASS, ...

The discovery highlights intense, hidden starbursts that shaped early galaxies less than a billion years after the Big Bang.

First, a quick overview: the Milky Way is classified as a disk galaxy, with a broad circular collection of stars, gas and ...

A long-held dream in astronomy has finally come into reach, and it carries a surprising emotional weight. For years, ...