Have you ever wondered how astronomers manage to map out the Milky Way when it's so incredibly vast? One of the most powerful ...

The inner Oort cloud, between 1,000 and 10,000 AU from the sun, displays a spiral formation with arms that extend 15,000 AU.

The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, while not as "voracious" as others known on the ...

An unusual elliptical galaxy with a history of absorbing smaller galaxies appears to be approaching its next target.

Cornerstone Christian School students were treated to a captivating tour of the Milky Way and beyond without even having to ...

Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.

You can capture amazing astrophotos with only a camera and a tripod — this beginner's guide will show you how.

The center of our Milky Way galaxy is hidden from the prying eyes of optical telescopes by clouds of obscuring dust and gas.

While the events observed around Sgr A* are dramatic, this black hole is not as active as some at the center of other ...

Scientists didn't expect that stars would be able to still form in the dwarf galaxy known as Leo P, which the James Webb Telescope recently imaged.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have taken a detailed look at the supermassive black hole at the heart of ...