Recent research has revealed that three well-known star clusters — the Orion Nebula Cluster, the Pleiades, and the Hyades — are linked in a cosmic family tree. Though these clusters appear distinct ...

New supercomputer simulations suggest the Milky Way could be surrounded by dozens more faint, undetected satellite ...

What is the Solar System truly like? In this video, we take a closer look at real images captured by NASA and other space agencies, showcasing our planets and the vast beauty of the Milky Way without ...

New simulations suggest that dozens of ultra-faint “ghost” galaxies may be orbiting the Milky Way, hidden from current ...

When looking up at the sky, you might think galaxies have always looked the way they do today. But a new study from Princeton ...

The awe-inspiring distances of the cosmos are hard to visualise, so how can we be certain we are measuring them correctly? Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explains ...

Deep within the Milky Way’s core, researchers have uncovered cold gas clouds racing through a superheated galactic wind.

Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the United States.

Arizona is an ideal spot to see the Milky Way thanks to its numerous dark-sky places. Here's the best time to see - and photograph - the Milky Way.

V4641 Sagittarii sits in the direction of the Sagittarius constellation but, unlike distant quasars, it belongs to the Milky Way. Because this microquasar – a stellar‑mass black hole that is siphoning ...

First images from new observatory bring night sky to life ‘like never before’ The images reveal millions of twinkling stars and dusty galaxies in bright jewel tone hues ...

In just over 10 hours of test observations, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory captured millions of celestial objects, opening the ...