In the past decade, the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope has revealed the nature, history, and behavior of ...

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

A RARE “black moon” linked to the biblical prophecy of the “end times” is expected to show up in the night sky over the ...

Chinese scientists have, for the first time worldwide, made an important astronomical discovery in stellar observation, which ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our solar system from another star.

Karukes, E.V., Benito, M., Iocco, F., Trotta, R. and Geringer-Sameth, A. (2020) A Robust Estimate of the Milky Way Mass from Rotation Curve Data. Journal of Cosmology ...

New research suggests that the Milky Way should be surrounded by as many as 100 undetected tiny and faint "orphan" galaxy companions.

There could be many more satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way than previously thought or observed, according to astronomers.

Have you ever wondered why everything in the Universe seems to rotate in a counterclockwise direction? From the spinning of planets on their axes to the rotation of galaxies, and even the overall ...

The Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies than scientists have previously been able to predict or observe, according to new research.

By studying what makes the Milky Way unique, astronomers are hoping to understand our galaxy’s past and unravel the mystery of dark matter.

Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the United States.