"Unlike any objects we know, these filaments really surprised us. Since then, we have been pondering what they are." ...

Learn how ALMA gives astrophysics a front row seat to dynamic forces that shape the galaxy, called space tornadoes.

The findings reveal unusual chemical signatures and offer new insights into the behavior of novas beyond the Milky Way.

Astronomers say they have traced a mysterious pulsing in the Milky Way to a surprising source: a dead star locked in a dance ...

Black holes have such extreme gravity that not even light can escape. They have been caught shredding entire stars and can ...

A strange energy source at the center of the Milky Way may be a new type of dark matter. Scientists found that hydrogen gas ...

A team of Japanese researchers has harnessed the power of AI to uncover hidden structures in our galaxy. Using deep learning ...

Deep observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed an exceptionally large galaxy in the early ...

Though tiny, this newfound satellite galaxy around M31 offers big lessons — and questions — about how galaxies evolve.

A new discovery using the James Webb Telescope has implied we may live in a black hole. The telescope, launched by NASA three ...

Swirling through the Milky Way's central zone, in the turbulent region surrounding the supermassive black hole at the core of ...

In the turbulent heart of the Milky Way, near the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, astronomers have uncovered a ...