Astronomers may have found the long-missing half of the universe's regular matter—and it appears to have been right under our ...

For the first time in history, we can explore the universe through a rich blend of senses—seeing, touching, and hearing astronomical data—in ways that deepen our understanding of space. While ...

Once mistaken for a fuzzy star cluster, the stunning Squid Galaxy—formally known as Messier 77—has transformed in the eyes of astronomers over the centuries. Originally discovered in the 1700s by ...

The Webb telescope — a scientific collaboration between NASA, ESA, and the Canadian Space Agency — is designed to peer into ...

A giant molecular cloud has just been discovered in the Milky Way. This structure, located 23,000 light-years away, weighs the equivalent of 160,000 times our Sun. Using the Green Bank ...

There are literally billions upon billions of galaxies out there in the cosmos, but the Milky Way is just a little bit ...

A team has revealed new insights into the motion of massive stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a small galaxy neighboring the Milky Way. Their findings suggest that the gravitational pull of ...

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals turbulent environments found in Sagittarius C, a core part of our Milky Way galaxy.

Researchers made a fascinating discovery at the heart of our galaxy: "strange filaments" driving a cycle of gas emissions and replenishment.

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

They are rich in gas and young stars, making them ideal subjects for studying galaxy evolution. The LMC and SMC are connected by a stream of gas known as the Magellanic Bridge and are slowly being ...

The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a nearby galaxy to our Milky Way, is undergoing a dramatic transformation, according to recent research. The study reveals that the gravitational pull of the ...