The CMZ is a region of clouds rich in dust and molecular gas that roils around the galactic nucleus. It measures up to 2,000 light-years across, and it's dense. It contains nearly 80 percent of all ...

The findings suggest that there are many more targets of opportunity for locating potentially habitable worlds across our ...

A diagram showing how telescopes like Gaia measure the parallax ... that are less sharply defined than we previously thought. Artist's impression of our Milky Way Galaxy, looking down from above. This ...

Researchers will be able to study topics like the universe's physics and the origins of water in our galaxy, NASA said ... than 100 million stars in the Milky Way, NASA said.

They are produced by our Sun, other stars in the Milky Way, and even stars outside of our galaxy. Trillions upon ... was something else at work here. A diagram of the +FD/-FD sequence.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ...

A team of astronomers and astrophysicists at the Chinese Academy of Science's National Astronomical Observatories has found ...

A blob of gas seen outside the Milky Way could be a type of starless, dark matter–dominated galaxy. Some scientists are skeptical.

"Thanks to the high resolution of our new images, we detected a faint structure on the northeast side of this supernova ...

"What makes Zhúlóng stand out is just how much it resembles the Milky Way—both in shape, size and stellar mass," said the ...