For many years, scientists have tried to understand how the Milky Way is positioned in space, and how it moves together with ...

We live in a dark, dark, world. The post Our Entire Galaxy Appears to Be Embedded in a Colossal Sheet of Dark Matter appeared first on Futurism.

Computer simulations carried out by astronomers from the University of Groningen in collaboration with researchers from ...

See amazing views of the M74, NGC 7496, IC 5332, NGC 1365, and NGC 1433 galaxies captured using the James Webb Space ...

At approximately 100,000 light years in diameter, the Milky Way’s vastness and the broader, ever-changing dynamics of the cosmos defy any attempt to fully understand our home galaxy and its history.

NGC 300 is a small galaxy in a relatively isolated region of the universe. About 6 million light-years from Earth, it is one of the Milky Way's closer neighbors. A team of astronomers led by ...

New research shows weak black hole activity in red geyser galaxies prevents star formation despite ample gas, using observations of inflows, outflows, and galaxy interactions.