Our Milky Way is far from calm — it ripples with a colossal wave spanning tens of thousands of light-years, revealed by ESA’s Gaia telescope. This wave, moving through the galaxy’s disc like ripples ...

UChicago-led study analyzes massive galaxy clusters mapped by the Dark Energy Survey, offers new way to probe cosmic laws ...

An excess of gamma rays in the center of our galaxy could mean scientists have finally detected dark matter particles—or not ...

A spectacular new image of the Heart Nebula is captivating astronomy enthusiasts, revealing an energetic star-forming region ...

New AI-enhanced images of Sgr A*, showing that our galaxy's black hole spins rapidly and tilts slightly toward Earth.

Astronomers have discovered that a supermassive black hole at the heart of the Circinus galaxy is feeding through two ...

Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher has captured a colorful view of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805), which is located some 6,000 ...

Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher presents a vibrant image of the Heart Nebula, a celestial body located 6,000 light-years away in the Perseus spiral arm of the Milky Way.

The galaxy’s vast spiral arms span approximately 2,60,000 light-years, hosting over a trillion stars orbiting a supermassive ...

Catch a glimpse of the Andromeda Galaxy as it hangs high in the October night sky. Late October presents a perfect ...