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

July will kick off with colorful flashes of light during Independence Day celebrations across the United States, but the ...

A new generation of black hole research is unfolding thanks to artificial intelligence, massive simulations, and cutting-edge ...

The Sagittarius A* supermassive black hole at the core of the Milky Galaxy may be "warping the spacetime surrounding it into ...

We know black hole mergers occur because we can detect the resulting gravitational waves. But when trying to piece together ...

The bright core of the Milky Way — the biggest and best sight at night — becomes visible in June in the Northern Hemisphere.

Disk galaxies, like our own Milky Way galaxy, commonly consist of both a thick and thin disk of stars—each with different ...

A microquasar belonging to our Milky Way galaxy has set records by generating cosmic rays with energy levels never before ...

Stargazing in July hopefully promises warm nights in Wyoming. The highlight of July evenings is the prominent band of the ...

A ghostly white river is coursing over the continent this month. It isn’t fog, and it isn’t cloud. It’s the packed heart of ...

Witness the breathtaking beauty of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, through 6 stunning images captured by NASA's Hubble Space ...

Incredibly brilliant images have been released this week of the Milky Way and other distant galaxies from the world's largest ...