Our search for exoplanets is focused on Milky Way stars. It's been successful, with more than 6,000 detected so far.

Microquasars in our Milky Way galaxy have emerged as the most extreme particle engines, accelerating cosmic rays to ...

Researchers have successfully performed the world's first Milky Way simulation that accurately represents more than 100 ...

A mysterious, high-energy glow from gamma-rays in the Milky Way's center is reigniting the debate: dark matter or a hidden ...

Astronomers watched how the light brightened and dimmed near the event horizon of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...

"Even though it's the first time we've seen a galaxy like this, we think that there could be many more out there." ...

Researchers combined deep learning with high-resolution physics to create the first Milky Way model that tracks over 100 ...

So it’s confession time: I’ve been lying to you. I’ve said on many occasions that our Milky Way galaxy has a flat disk (like ...

The current rate of star formation at the Galactic Center appears to be lower than in the rest of the Galaxy. A new study led ...

The discovery highlights intense, hidden starbursts that shaped early galaxies less than a billion years after the Big Bang.

Created using data from two extensive surveys, this spectacular radio image of the galactic plane of the Milky Way provides valuable insights into the birth and death of stars.