A cosmic drama is unfolding at the edge of the Milky Way galaxy, and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is watching the story ...

Edwin Hubble's revelation in 1924 that the Andromeda Nebula was, in fact, an 'island universe,' was a pivotal moment in our ...

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

"For the first time, we have succeeded in taking a zoomed-in image of a dying star in a galaxy outside our own Milky Way." ...

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 ...

Hubble captures the aftermath of the Large Magellanic Cloud’s dramatic encounter with the Milky Way, revealing the loss of ...

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 ...

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

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

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I think this is a great deal with the highly-rated Fussion Planetarium projector being just $28 this Black Friday, offering ...