New evidence suggests that a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way called Ursa Major III is actually a star cluster.

In a groundbreaking study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, scientists have reevaluated the nature of Ursa ...

Ursa Major III was considered a dark matter galaxy, but was found to be a compact star cluster with a dense core of black ...

Our Milky Way is one of more than 100 galaxies bound together by gravity.

Massive stars like these are also key players in the cosmic drama of gravitational waves, the ripples in space-time first ...

The impending merger of the two galaxies hints at what might be in store for the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy if and ...

The study reveals that DFK 52, a red supergiant star, has shed a significant amount of mass, creating a vast bubble of gas ...

The structure's mass is roughly equal to the Sun’s and, if DFK 52 were as close as Betelgeuse is to Earth, it would dominate ...

The new black hole is 10,000 times heavier than the black hole at centre of our Milky Way galaxy.

New research findings provide us with new insights into the uniqueness of our own Milky Way Galaxy after completing the census of 101 satellite systems similar to the Milky Way's.

"The best time to see the Milky Way in (Massachusetts) is from March to September," according to the Capture the Atlas website.