The infrared-light image captured by the JWST's MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) reveals the galaxy in a totally different way ...

The star, situated in a galaxy orbiting our own tens of thousands of light-years away, may be on the verge of a spectacular ...

In its galactic neighborhood, the Milky Way can be something of a bully.

Scientists have finally imaged a star outside of the Milky Way for the first time. Here's what it looks like and how they did ...

The first observations from a new instrument on one of the world’s most powerful telescopes have captured an enormous ...

"For the first time, we have succeeded in taking a zoomed-in image of a dying star in a galaxy outside our own Milky Way." ...

On Sunday November 23, 1924, 100 years ago this month, readers perusing page six of the New York Times would have found an ...

For decades, scientists have used the Milky Way as a model for understanding how galaxies form. But three new studies raise ...

For decades, astronomers have puzzled over the intense heat and persistence of the fiery hot gas surrounding the Milky Way.

Hubble captures the aftermath of the Large Magellanic Cloud’s dramatic encounter with the Milky Way, revealing the loss of ...

A brand-new James Webb Space Telescope image captures the steady, slow lifestyle of the distinctive Sombrero Galaxy.

The gas, enriched with elements like sulfur and magnesium, offers insights into stellar evolution and galactic dynamics. This ...