Using supercomputer simulations, a team of researchers investigated a mysterious source of gamma light coming from the Milky ...

Johns Hopkins researchers may have identified a compelling clue in the ongoing hunt to prove the existence of dark matter. A ...

Astronomers have discovered a surprisingly "pristine" red giant with the lowest concentration of heavy elements ever seen in ...

There is a mysterious glow coming from the middle of our galaxy – and scientists say it could help solve one of the ...

Astronomers see no stars ejected from the center of our Milky Way galaxy, giving them important information about the Sgr A* black hole.

The Milky Way ripples like a vast cosmic wave. Gaia’s precise measurements reveal a colossal motion sweeping through the galaxy’s disc, an echo of something mysterious in our galaxy’s ancient past.

The solar system is composed of the sun, eight major planets, five dwarf planets, over a hundred moons, and countless comets ...

Cardiologist: 9 American foods you 'couldn't pay me to eat'—after 20 years of treating heart attacks Tension over evidence ...

The center of the Milky Way is super bright because it’s packed with a lot of stars and a supermassive black hole. That black hole, called Sagittarius A*, is millions of times bigger than our sun! It ...

Though the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for stargazers to catch a glimpse of the band of billions of stars. "Milky Way season," when the galaxy's ...