An international team of scientists have provided an unprecedented tally of elemental sulfur spread between the stars using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission ...

We usually think of satellites as small objects orbiting planets or stars. But in the broader universe, galaxies themselves ...

The Andromeda Galaxy, our Milky Way’s colossal neighbor, lies 2.5 million light-years away yet shines visibly in dark skies. With a diameter of 220,000 light-years and over a trillion stars ...

Astronomers have discovered that the Milky Way might be just a small piece of a much larger cosmic structure than previously believed. If confirmed by future observations, this research could ...

The moon is new on August 23. Back in the evening sky, the thin crescent moon will pass three degrees south of Mars in the ...

Milky Way Linked to Huge Cosmic Structures That Test Modern Cosmology Boundaries, New Study Suggests As humans’ understanding of the universe has deepened over the years, astronomers have ...

The first bite is a revelation – the crunch of the toasted rye giving way to the juicy patty, melty cheese, and sweet onions in a symphony of texture and flavor that makes you close your eyes ...

Astronomers suspect the giant black hole at the heart of the Milky Way may have collided with another black hole in just the past 10 million years. At the core of the galaxy, about 26,000 light ...

There could be many more satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way than previously thought or observed, according to astronomers.

The Lambda Cold Dark Matter (LCDM) theory suggests that most galaxies are low-mass dwarf galaxies, many of which orbit larger galaxies like the Milky Way.

Among the first things stargazers will notice is the hazy band of light known as the Milky Way. The Milky Way is the large, barred spiral galaxy that contains our solar system.

What could we choose as the seven most remarkable celestial objects visible either with our eyes or with a small telescope?