First, a quick overview: the Milky Way is classified as a disk galaxy, with a broad circular collection of stars, gas and ...

Created using data from two extensive surveys, this spectacular radio image of the galactic plane of the Milky Way provides valuable insights into the birth and death of stars.

Observations show the disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving. Astronomers are still working out the reasons why ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. Though the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...

One other thing the Gaia data has been clarifying is that the Milky Way's disk is not serene and flat, but warped and ...

Astronomers from the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have created the largest low-frequency radio ...

Astronomers recently built a precise radio map of the Milky Way’s southern midline, showing 98,000 radio sources.

Astronomers have created the most detailed low-frequency map of the Milky Way, revealing otherwise hidden stars and ...

A new study suggests the Milky Way’s gamma-ray glow could be a dark matter signal shaped by ancient galactic mergers.

Frozen complex organic molecules have been discovered for the first time around a young protostar in a galaxy other than our ...

When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the night sky, it’s a photo op. Milky Way season, when the galaxy's bright ...