"What makes Zhúlóng stand out is just how much it resembles the Milky Way—both in shape, size and stellar mass," said the ...

A blob of gas seen outside the Milky Way could be a type of starless, dark matter–dominated galaxy. Some scientists are skeptical.

Scientists are investigating enigmatic phenomena observed in the center of our galaxy. Telescopes are detecting mysterious ...

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has discovered the most distant spiral galaxy candidate known ...

ALMA has revealed evidence of a new type of slim, filamentary structure that drives cycles of depletion and replenishment. At ...

"Space tornadoes" are swirling near the supermassive black hole at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy ... the CMZ and beyond. "ALMA's high angular resolution and extraordinary sensitivity were ...