Scientists generated the most precise three-dimensional image of star formation zones in the Milky Way galaxy using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope.

Data from the European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia space telescope has enabled scientists to create the most precise three-dimensional map of star formation regions in the Milky Way. This map will help ...

Astronomers have spotted the most massive known stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy after detecting an unusual wobble in space. The so-called "sleeping giant," named Gaia BH3, has a mass that ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...

Scientists created the most accurate three-dimensional map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data ...

ESA's Gaia mission ends its tenure—creating the most comprehensive and precise 3D map of Milky Way Galaxy In March 2025, the Gaia mission stopped collecting data from space. The influence of this ...

The moon is near new phase this week, and clearer skies and cooler overnight temperatures means that this is also an optimum ...

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help scientists better understand our Milky Way galaxy's less sparkly ...

The ThrUMMS, led by Peter Barnes of the Space Science Institute, has been instrumental in mapping the Milky Way's interstellar medium. The survey has produced a comprehensive 3D representation of the ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a jaw-dropping sight: a massive jet of glowing gas blasting out from a newborn ...

Milky Way season in the US is coming to an end, but the iconic band of stars, our galaxy's center, should still be visible for awhile.