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

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

The size of the universe depends on its shape, with possibilities ranging from finite and spherical to flat or even infinite.

Huge eruptions from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole in the distant past may have sterilized much of the inner galaxy ...

Phones can often take great photos, but why photos of the Moon typically disappointing? The Moon itself and camera design are both part of the answer.

Days after trick-or-treating in her South Bay neighborhood, a teenage girl bit into a candy bar and told police she found a ...

Last week, four lasers were projected into the sky above the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Paranal site in Chile. The ...

There are no confirmed exomoons, moons orbiting distant exoplanets in other solar systems. There are a few candidates, but ...

Researcher Matthew Graham said scientists didn't initially "believe the numbers about the energy" emitting from the cosmic ...

The image was constructed by Silvia Mantovanini, a Ph.D. student at Curtin University’s ICRAR node, who spent 18 months and ...

High-energy neutrinos, formed from violent astronomical events, were previously only found in galaxies with very active black holes. Astronomers at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, situated ...

It's a beautiful clear night. The stars are out and the Moon looks breathtaking against the sky, so you reach for your phone to take a snap. The ...