New research suggests that dark matter may be the key to uncovering the mysteries of the Milky Way. The scientific team led ...

In the heart of the Milky Way is a black hole millions of times more massive than our sun, but does that mean we're destined ...

The fast-moving gas cloud could help explain the so-called missing satellite problem, if the object is what scientists think it is. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes Astronomers may have just ...

Wa-hoo! One of the closest supernovas in years was discovered at a very early stage in the bright galaxy M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, in Ursa Major. The galaxy can be found just above the Handle of the ...