I/ATLAS comet is the 3rd-ever object discovered that originated from outside our solar system. It's not a threat, approaches Earth in December 2025.

NGC 6278 and PGC 039620 are two galaxies from a sample of 1,600 that were searched for the presence of supermassive black ...

This video by Ian Lauer is an excellent accessible explanation of the basics of astrophotography as he runs through the ...

Most smaller galaxies may not have supermassive black holes in their centers, according to a new study using NASA's Chandra X ...

Most smaller galaxies may not have supermassive black holes in their centers, according to a recent study using NASA's ...

He cited the astronomical gaffe in January, when The Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Mass., announced the discovery of an ...

Our solar system is a passenger on a galactic rollercoaster. Part 2 reveals how the Sun, carrying Earth, orbits the Milky Way's core at 491,000 mph, completing a circuit every 230 million years. We ...

The motion of our galaxy revealed a massive gravitational pull coming from a region long hidden behind the Milky Way’s dust ...

Researchers unveil a method using stellar chemical compositions to map hidden structures in the Milky Way, enhancing our understanding of Galactic dynamics.

"We might lose the ability to observe about 30% of the faintest galaxies. We are at the point of starting to be able to see ...

Most scientists agree the prolonged flash likely occurred when a black hole ate a star, but two other ideas can't be ruled ...

New simulations of Milky Way-like galaxies reveal that the strange split between two chemically distinct groups of stars may ...