Two colliding galaxies have been found to be reorganizing their dwarf satellites, potentially solving a major conundrum ...

A new analysis of the EHT reveals that Sagittarius A*, the central black hole of the Milky Way, is spinning rapidly and ...

This quiz will explore the science behind the scenery, the facts behind the familiar, and the wonders that make Earth a living planet.

Researchers say they have discovered a jet from a galaxy with a black hole at its center changed its direction to point toward Earth. The galaxy, named PBC J2333.9-2343, has changed classification ...

Meet our neighbour next door, galaxy GC 7714, which is located around 100 million light-years from Earth. The spiral galaxy is our relatively closer neighbour compared to other distant galaxies.

The back-of-the-envelope math is compelling. There are likely over a trillion exoplanets in our Milky Way galaxy alone. So as far as we know, the universe must teem with super-Earths — and some ...

The Milky Way galaxy may collide with the Andromeda galaxy in billions of years, creating an even bigger galaxy. Experts explain what will happen to Earth.

Earth's circumference is 24,901 miles (40,075 km), making it the largest rocky planet in the solar system. Our planet orbits 93 million miles (150,000 km) away from the sun.

This article is more than 5 years old. There may be as many as one Earth-like planet for every five Sun-like stars in the Milky Way Galaxy, according to new estimates.