For decades, astronomers have been puzzled by a mysterious glow of gamma rays emanating from near the center of the Milky Way ...

A gamma ray glow at our galaxy’s center has puzzled scientists for almost two decades. New computer simulations back the ...

Astronomers have unveiled the largest-ever galaxy cluster catalog, a monumental achievement that could unlock new insights ...

A giant 'wave' is rippling through the Milky Way, pushing thousands of stars across the galaxy, and scientists don't know ...

Scientists created the most accurate three-dimensional map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data from the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope. This map will teach ...

At the heart of the Milky Way, a faint and widespread glow of gamma rays has puzzled astronomers for decades. The light could ...

There is a mysterious glow coming from the middle of our galaxy – and scientists say it could help solve one of the ...

Extensive observations by NASA's New Horizons mission have resulted in the first-ever map of the galaxy in an ultraviolet wavelength. A new study from the NASA New Horizons mission team at the ...

Why Sagittarius B2 produces so many stars in comparison to the rest of the galactic center has remained an enduring mystery ...

Researchers have zoomed in on the area surrounding the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galaxy, and made a fascinating discovery: a structure of “strange filaments” driving a cycle ...

Right now, our solar system is hosting a friendly (it is friendly, right?) visitor from far, far away. But it turns out, it's also visiting from long, long ago, and that makes our friend (it is a ...