Astronomers studying the Milky Way's oldest stars have estimated that the Universe is about 13.6 billion years old.

A sweeping new ALMA image has peeled back the veil on the Milky Way’s core, exposing a dense network of cold gas filaments ...

For decades, astronomers wondered why most nearby galaxies are speeding away from the Milky Way instead of being pulled in by its gravity. New simulations reveal the answer: our galaxy sits in a ...

Astronomers produce the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and planets are formed.

This time of the year is known as "Milky Way season," and Nevadans should be able to see the collection of stars without any special equipment, especially in darker areas away from city lights.

California stargazers can see the Milky Way without special equipment. Learn when and where to spot our galaxy's bright center.

Billions of stars fill our galaxy that become visible at certain times of year. And in the U.S., that time, known as "Milky ...

We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the definition of “real” is a mere construct of the brain. If that didn’t blow your ...

WOH G64 has always been an oddball. It sits in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy that orbits the Milky Way, and it ranks among the most extreme red supergiants known.

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across ...

The Milky Way’s centre looks nothing like the calm band of starlight you see from a dark hillside. In a new, ultra-wide radio mosaic, the region turns into a tangle of cold, threadlike gas structures.

ALMA’s most ambitious galactic survey yet exposes a wild, filament-filled stellar nursery at the very heart of the Milky Way. Astronomers have produced a remarkable new view of the center of the Milky ...