"We have discovered a galaxy that has been 'perfectly preserved' for billions of years, a true archaeological find that tells ...

Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...

Alternative to fireworks? Stargazers could instead catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way ...

"Thanks to the JWST's sharp vision, we were able to identify thin and thick disks in galaxies beyond our ... was our galaxy's formation typical or unique? "The JWST images provided a window into ...

The Andromeda galaxy is also known as Messier 31. It is a spiral galaxy located about 2.5 million light-years from Earth. On ...

LOFAR is a massive radio telescope that comprises 100,000 antennas spread across eight European countries. The researchers ...

In an unprecedented discovery, astronomers have detected a rare exoplanet located at the very edge of the Milky Way galaxy, using a method grounded in Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...

The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its extraordinary ability to map the universe in breathtaking detail.      It is set to reveal secrets previously beyond our ...

Using gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is ...

Created as a tribute to dark matter pioneer Vera Rubin, the image was created with the aid of a vast array of telescopes.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's first image release includes a 'staggering' view of 10 million galaxies in and around the ...