Astronomers have developed a computer simulation to explore, in unprecedented detail, magnetism and turbulence in the ...

For those in midlatitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, the arc of our galaxy becomes easier to see in May. Here's when and ...

NASA's Chandra Observatory recently captured an X-ray image that helped identify a dramatic break in one of the galaxy's ...

The Rho Ophiuchi nebula system is the closest star-forming region to Earth, and as such has come under the scrutiny of both ...

Over the past decade or so, astronomers have speculated about the characteristics of rogue planets in the Milky Way galaxy.

Astronomers have discovered a mysterious object in space that may be the smallest galaxy in the Universe, or the oldest star cluster in the Milky Way.

From meteor showers to constellations, here's everything you need to know about observing the summer sky using the unaided ...

Astronomers have made a fascinating discovery in the Ursa Major constellation that could potentially challenge our ...

Along with a number of neighbouring galaxies — including our closest galactic neighbour, the Andromeda Galaxy — it forms what ...

A mysterious cluster of 60 stars may be just another Milky Way star cluster, or it may be one of the smallest galaxies ever ...

1. Andromeda Galaxy is the closest spiral galaxy at 2.5 million light-years, it’s massive, visible to the naked eye, and ...

Astronomer Eliza Kempton said that she had waited her "entire career" to peer into an atmosphere from this mysterious class ...