A record-breaking number of stars has been mapped by a new model that speeds up processing time while allowing smaller scale ...

For the first time, scientists have built a digital version of the Milky Way that follows the motion of individual stars, not ...

"The discovery of this stream highlights how much is still unknown about the life histories of galaxies, how the hidden ...

Astronomers watched how the light brightened and dimmed near the event horizon of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...

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

Our search for exoplanets is focused on Milky Way stars. It's been successful, with more than 6,000 detected so far.

What does the Milky Way look like? Sometimes, the billions of stars comprising our home galaxy appear especially vibrant during “Milky Way season” as the band arcs across the night sky. The reason has ...

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

A successful breakthrough has been created by an international research team led by Japan’s Riken, and it is the most ...

Astronomers have long puzzled over the cause of a mysterious “glow” of very high energy gamma radiation emanating from the ...

People will be able to catch a glimpse of the Milky Way galaxy this weekend The Milky Way will be viewable with the naked eye, but telescopes always help The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc ...