The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of NGC 4694, a galaxy that possesses unusual properties that complicate its ...

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 ...

Astronomers have taken a zoomed-in photo of a star outside the Milky Way for the first time, the European Southern Observatory announced in a statement Thursday.

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery of binary star systems, consisting of a white dwarf and a main sequence star ...

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

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument uses a telescope in Tucson, Arizona, to create a map of the universe's ...

A story of survival is unfolding at the outer reaches of our galaxy, and NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is witnessing the saga ...

They orbit the Milky Way at a distance of about 160,000 light-years and are visible from the Southern Hemisphere without a telescope, according to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. However ...

Capitalizing on the novel setting, Dury set up one of his cameras next to a row of Moai statues to capture the vibrant arm of the Milky Way painted across space and time. Dury posted the photo to ...

The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration. LignoSat, developed by ...

Gilmour Space said Nov. 5 it received a license from the Australian Space Agency for the first launch of its Eris rocket. Credit: Gilmour Space/Zaid Dillon WASHINGTON — Australian launch vehicle ...