Twenty years ago today a magnetar’s epic tantrum made our planet ring like a bell from tens of thousands of light-years away ...

By peering into the cosmic dance of stars, a team led by researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP ...

Called Kepler-51, the Sun-like yellow dwarf star was found in 2012 to have three exoplanets in its orbit; each, it would turn ...

Space is wishing Earth a Merry Christmas from 2,500 light-years away! A NASA telescope combined with data from an X-ray gave ...

Astronomers have discovered a pair of young stars near the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy. Studying them ...

Scientists have found the beginnings of a young universe that may offer insights into the beginnings of our own Milky Way Galaxy. Geoff Bennett and Miles O'Brien discussed why scientists are excited ...

A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*. See W.M. Keck Observatory imagery of X7 ...

Scientists have spotted what appear to be two stars whipping around each other near the supermassive black hole at the center ...

Stunning new photographs taken by Wellesley College astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have unveiled a newly ...

Astronomers uncover a young galaxy similar to the Milky Way, shedding light on its early formation just 600 million years ...

Get ready for a spectacular start to 2025, as one of the most active meteor showers in the astronomical calendars is set to light up the skies.