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

The “most pristine” star ever seen may have just been discovered at the edge of the Milky Way. It could be the direct descendant of one of the first stars in the universe, as it has such a low ...

The discovery of a superheated star factory that forms stars 180 times faster than our own Milky Way could help solve a ...

Astronomers have located a rare exoplanet on the edge of the Milky Way. The exoplanet, a gas giant named AT2021uey b, orbits a low-mass star and is located about 3,200 light-years away from Earth, ...

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

The team discovered that the surface might contain liquid water, an essential ingredient for life. Astronomers from the University of California, Irvine have discovered a planet orbiting within the ...

It's a reminder of why preserving pristine night skies remains essential for both astronomy and human wonder.

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