Created using data from two extensive surveys, this spectacular radio image of the galactic plane of the Milky Way provides ...

DarkSky International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting the night sky, has identified some of ...

A new mapping of our galaxy has just revealed cosmic landscapes never seen before—a Milky Way with supernatural colors that ...

A team led by an astronomer from the University of Maryland has, for the first time, detected large complex organic molecules frozen in ice beyond the Milky Way, providing new insight into the ...

A fantastic new discovery has given astronomy an unexpected window into the formation of life-precursor molecules in an ...

Each cell of Jesus’ body embodies his love for his creation—not only humans but also the animals, plants, mountains, and ...

Researchers using new simulations suggest that the Milky Way’s past collisions may have reshaped its dark matter core. This ...

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

One of those ground-based telescopes is the Rubin Observatory, named after famed astronomer Vera Rubin. Unlike other telescopes, the Rubin Observatory is working to capture the night sky in real-time ...

For decades, astronomers have been vying to identify a source for a mysterious gamma-ray excess at the center of the Milky Way. Could dark matter be the answer? Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes ...

Researchers from Johns Hopkins using powerful supercomputer simulations have determined that the most likely explanation for a mysterious glow at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy involves collisions ...

I get that five thousand lightyears is a massive distance, but I’ve watched Interstellar. There’s no shot I’m remotely trusting what scientists have to say about it’s potential path. Vigilance is ...