A Backbone Holding Up the Milky Way Is Bending — And Astronomers Don't Know Why
The nearby Radcliffe Wave is in motion, a new study reveals.
Scientists debate the existence of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole
A ball of gas around the Milky Way's black hole has sparked a new debate. Could it be a massive puff of dark matter?
Astronomers looked at 260,000 stars to find alien megastructures in the Milky Way
It’s a one in a thousand chance.
Beware! Dramatic image of spiral galaxies previews the future fate of the Milky Way
This could be us, but you’re taking the picture 5 billion years too early.
The Milky Way's Black Hole is About to Eat 278 Trillion Mile Gas Cloud
It could give us a front-row seat to elusive black hole behavior.
A massive Milky Way mapping project reveals a surprising behavior in stars
You need to explore this amazing map of the Milky Way
Trust us on this one.
Watch stars orbit around the Milky Way's black hole
These new images helped discover a new star around Sagittarius A*.
Scientists confirm the source of mysterious radio bursts in the Milky Way
All the signs point to a powerful type of star.
Hubble Peers Deep Into the Milky Way’s Heart in Stunning New Image
Hubble captured a visual feast in the heart of the Milky Way.
Astronomers Just Detected An Important High-Energy Particle In the Milky Way for the First Time
The South Pole's pristine and ultra-dense ice is a fabulous laboratory for neutrino science.
The Milky Way Galaxy May Be a Unique Heavyweight in One Weird Way
Prepare to wrap your head around velocity dispersion.
New Hubble image reveals a glittering starburst exploding deep within the Milky Way
The Hubble Space Telescope keeps on delivering.
Scientists uncover mystery of massive stream of gas surrounding the Milky Way
The discovery may finally explain how the Magellanic Stream came to be.
Astronomers use "galactic archeology" to solve a mystery about the Milky Way's origins
CSI: Milky Way
The Milky Way's twin contradicts a popular theory about our galaxy
A new study contradicts the galaxy's origin story and makes us shockingly ordinary.
Scientists are finally decoding the secrets within the Milky Way's supermassive black hole
The massive object at the galaxy’s center is invisible. But this year’s picture of the swirling plasma around its edges will help to reveal more about the galaxy’s history and evolution.
Milky Way's comets baffle scientists with a "so unlikely" discovery
For the first time, astronomers identified iron and nickel vapor in the atmospheres of comets in our Solar System and beyond, a result that baffles researchers.
A Potential Source of the Milky Way’s Highest-Energy Rays Is Mystifying Physicists
Some high-energy cosmic rays may come from twin jets of matter being ejected from a smallish black hole.
The Milky Way Is On A Terminal Collision Course — Is This New Hubble Image A Preview?
The constellation Hercules hosts this epic clash of two galactic juggernauts.
What Created The Milky Way’s Mysterious Bar? A Galactic Collision, Maybe
Some astronomers already suspect that the bar formed around the same time as a massive collision.
New Simulation Reveals How the Milky Way Has Long Avoided A Cosmic Crash
The Milky Way is a bit of an oddity, but it turns out we're just really good at social distancing.
Webb Telescope Uncovers Startling Phenomenon Growing Inside The Milky Way
A new image found a massive star nest near a monster black hole.
Billions of Years Ago, the Milky Way May Have Looked Like a Lentil — and It Could Again
Astronomers are learning more about the Milky Way’s past, and its future.
Enigmatic deep space radio signals could unlock the secret to the Milky Way’s weirdest habit
Astronomers recently traced 30 new Fast Radio Bursts to their host galaxies, and one has already helped us better understand our own.
Look! Astronomers find a hot ball of plasma circling the Milky Way’s massive black hole
This bubble takes just about an hour to whip around a black hole.
A blindingly bright cosmic object helped build the first picture of the Milky Way’s big black hole
A beacon of distant light facilitated a special photo, and it’s now the subject of a new study.
Look! New Webb Telescope image reveals a rare galaxy close to the Milky Way
A graduate student on summer break processed these Webb images of the Great Barred Spiral Galaxy, and the results are breathtaking.
Look: First dormant black hole outside the Milky Way peacefully orbits a bright star
Two peas in a pod.
The Webb Telescope will study a galaxy on a collision course with the Milky Way
Perhaps we have a shared history with our galactic neighbor.
