Astronomers from the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have released an incredible image of the Milky Way shining in low-frequency radio light, revealing a spectacular realm ...

Astronomers have unveiled the largest low-frequency radio color image of the Milky Way ever created, offering a sprawling, ...

Astronomers used the James Webb Telescope to detect complex carbon molecules frozen around a young star, ST6, beyond our ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists have found complex organic molecules—carbon-based compounds that form ...

New simulations reveal the glow at Milky Way’s heart may come from dark matter, challenging long-held cosmic theories.

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted "seeds of life" molecules around a protostar 160,000 light years from Earth.

The galaxy our planet inhabits is called the Milky Way for the simple reason that, as seen from our world, its impossible-to-count collection of stars looks like a band of milky white light. In all ...

The Milky Way galaxy is like a gigantic ocean gyre or eddy that spins and wobbles around its center. But our home galaxy also has a colossal wave rippling through it, pulling and pushing an ocean of ...

Sagittarius B2, a massive molecular cloud near the center of the Milky Way, is densely packed with stars and complex magnetic fields.

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This image captures a richly detailed section of the Milky Way, showcasing a tapestry of stars and glowing nebulas. Against a black cosmic backdrop, countless white stars sparkle like scattered ...

The Milky Way won’t last forever. Astronomers say it’s on a collision course with the Andromeda Galaxy, a slow-motion crash that will erase our galaxy’s identity. The universe already knows how it ...