The current rate of star formation at the Galactic Center appears to be lower than in the rest of the Galaxy. A new study led ...

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

The century-old enigma of dark matter, this invisible substance thought to hold galaxies together, has just received a ...

A mysterious region near the center of the Milky Way has captured the attention of astronomers. Known as Sagittarius C, this strange place holds thousands of newborn stars, huge clouds of gas, and ...

Supernova remnants, stellar nurseries and more populate the new edge-on view of the Milky Way as seen from Earth’s southern hemisphere.

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

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

The Milky Way is a self-gravitating system primarily focused on converting interstellar gas into new stars, with the rate of star formation directly related to gas density, consistent with the ...

Sooner or later on any clear, dark night, an ethe­real band called the Milky Way arches across the sky. Although recognized since antiquity, philosophers and scientists could only guess at what it ...

August has been a month jam-packed with cosmic phenomena visible from Earth – from nebulas to meteor showers to planetary conjunctions. But the month isn't over yet. And now, add to the mix one of the ...