The Sombrero galaxy looks entirely different in a new image by the James Webb Space Telescope. Instead of a Mexican hat, it ...

Researchers have found that there's something highly unusual about the Milky Way, setting it apart from other galaxies.

Astronomers have long used the Milky Way as a benchmark for studying galaxy formation and evolution, assuming that its ...

On Sunday November 23, 1924, 100 years ago this month, readers perusing page six of the New York Times would have found an ...

The star, situated in a galaxy orbiting our own tens of thousands of light-years away, may be on the verge of a spectacular ...

This week, the James Webb Space Telescope zooms in on the iconic Sombrero Galaxy, revealing the first-ever mid-infrared ...

Scientists have finally imaged a star outside of the Milky Way for the first time. Here's what it looks like and how they did ...

Research shows that galaxies form inside gigantic haloes of dark matter, the elusive substance that doesn't interact with ...

Webb’s Powerful Mid-Infrared Instrument Resolves Clumpy Nature of Dusty Disk Astronomers are known for their precision, but ...

For decades, astronomers have puzzled over the intense heat and persistence of the fiery hot gas surrounding the Milky Way.

For decades, scientists have used the Milky Way as a model for understanding how galaxies form. But three new studies raise ...

The Milky Way bar is a classic - you've probably had a few in your time. But where did it all start? To answer that, we have ...