Chandra X-ray Observatory and X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) imagery of the Milky Way's core and supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* has been sonified by SYSTEM Sounds. Credit: ...

Astronomers have discovered a giant, 500-light-year-wide cavity between two star-forming regions in the constellations Perseus and Taurus. An ancient supernova could be the culprit.

A new and unexpected dynamic phenomenon, a colossal-scale wave, is stirring the outer regions of our galactic home, the Milky Way. This discovery, made possible thanks to the unprecedented precision ...

The most distant and most powerful "odd radio circle" (ORC) known so far has been discovered by astronomers. These curious rings are a relatively newly identified astronomical phenomenon, having been ...

Want to see the Andromeda Galaxy? Read on to learn how you can spot it and what are the ways to do so for you.

Astronomers have traced the hidden fingerprints of dark matter by observing rare, glowing galaxies that lived in the early universe. A group of scientists led by Rutgers University has found new ...

While many of the original cherry trees have been replaced over time, the surrounding Susquehannock State Forest still features beautiful stands of black cherry, maple, and other hardwoods that create ...

The Milky Way galaxy is far from static. It spins, it wobbles, and now, thanks to the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope, we know it also carries a massive wave rippling across its disk.

The source of the Milky Way's strange wobble has finally been revealed, thanks to new data from the ESA's Gaia Space Telescope.

The first quarter moon is October 29th, so trick or treaters can be treated to a fine view of the waxing gibbous moon and Saturn for Halloween stargazers. This fine shot was taken by Jennifer Lanier ...

Why Sagittarius B2 produces so many stars in comparison to the rest of the galactic center has remained an enduring mystery ...

A stronomers have found more evidence that there is a massive ripple traveling through the Milky Way. They have found evidence that stars at the edge of the galactic disk are moving like people doing ...