Once thought to be 8 billion years old, the star HD 110067 — famous for its six synchronized exoplanets — may be only 2.5 ...

The majority of stars are located in the thin disk of the Milky Way, where our solar system is. These stars follow an organized rotation around the galactic center. The Sun is nearly five billion ...

Scientists spot an ultra-rare "missing link" black hole hiding in the Milky Way's center The known black holes that ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Summer is the best time of year for seeing the Milky Way from the northern hemisphere—and parts of August are the very best.

Astronomers uncover a young galaxy similar to the Milky Way, shedding light on its early formation just 600 million years ...

Down here on Earth, if we’re lucky, we can spot the Milky Way glimmering in the night sky like a sparkling stretch of fog across space. It can be a rare sight, especially for city dwellers who ...

Scientists have found the beginnings of a young universe that may offer insights into the beginnings of our own Milky Way Galaxy. Geoff Bennett and Miles O'Brien discussed why scientists are excited ...

NASA says a recently spotted star cluster bears an uncanny resemblance to a holiday wreath and have named it "cosmic wreath" as a result.

Situated approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth, the Andromeda Galaxy is the closest major galaxy to the Milky Way, belonging ... the most detailed rotation curve ever made for it ...