Looking at a distant galaxy means looking back in time.

Learn about the size, temperature, and colour of each planet, and discover why Pluto is no longer considered a planet.

The Firefly Sparkle Galaxy is the first Milky Way-sized galaxy to ever be found while still in the process of forming.

The technology that would allow humans to leave the Milky Way is barely imaginable, but it seems the carbon and oxygen that ...

The center of our Milky Way galaxy is hidden from the prying eyes of optical telescopes by clouds of obscuring dust and gas.

Scientists have linked supernovae to the heating of the Milky Way's outer gas layer, revealing a cosmic dance of creation and destruction that shapes our galactic environment. Scientists may have unco ...

From the Andromeda Galaxy to the Magellanic clouds, check out these 7 vibrant images of galaxies nearest to the Milky Way ...

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

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 ...

"See To Believe uncovers the forgotten, mind-blowing facts that will leave you questioning everything. Follow wild stories of ...

Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) imagery was used to create a animation of the warp of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: 2MASS, ...