The Milky Way bar is a classic - you've probably had a few in your time. But where did it all start? To answer that, we have ...

Researchers have found that there's something highly unusual about the Milky Way, setting it apart from other galaxies.

Research shows that galaxies form inside gigantic haloes of dark matter, the elusive substance that doesn't interact with ...

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

If you thought that the Milky Way was just your average run-of-the-mill galaxy, you’d be wrong. Turns out that it’s quite the ...

Scientists may have finally hit upon the possible mysterious sources that have pumped heat and kept alive the fiery hot gas ...

Astronomers have long used the Milky Way as a benchmark for studying galaxy formation and evolution, assuming that its ...

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

"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." ...

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

Seeing the aftermath of the LMC get close in proximity to the Milky Way can help researchers understand the galactic dynamics of the early universe, from a time during which galaxies were much ...