Newly-processed image of Small Magellanic Cloud star cluster shows that this old space telescope can still impress with its pictures ...

Stranded astronauts and celebrity space tourism have piqued interest in space — and a photography exhibition in the museum is ...

The image of Zhúlóng shows its spiral arms, an old central bulge and a large star-forming disc, which resembles the Milky Way. (Image Credit: © NASA/CSA/ESA, M ...

Instead of a relatively distant dark galaxy, Westmeier thinks the object is more likely a regular gas cloud at the edge of the Milky Way. “I’m very skeptical about the claims that they’re ...

On this day in 2024, the East Anglian Daily Times reported that an image of the Milky Way had been captured over one of Suffolk's most popular beaches. Jon Allard, an astronomical photographer, took ...

Aterrifying glimpse of a possible fate for our galaxy, the Milky Way, has come to light thanks to the discovery of a cosmic anomaly that challenges our understanding of the universe. An ...

A bright star within our Milky Way galaxy photobombed a beautiful new image of a distant galaxy with "patchy" spiral arms. A bright star within our Milky Way galaxy photobombed a beautiful new ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Astronomers have at last identified what’s believed to be the edge of the Milky Way ...

A cosmic anomaly detected in a distant galaxy could portend a terrifying future for life in the Milky Way. The discovery suggests that our models of galactic evolution could be inaccurate.

open image in gallery A group of researchers say they’ve found mysterious ‘space tornadoes’ in the center of the Milky Way galaxy. They used the largest astronomical project in existence to ...

"What makes Zhúlóng stand out is just how much it resembles the Milky Way—both in shape, size and stellar mass." The galaxy spans more than 60,000 light-years across and contains over 100 ...