The Milky Way, the galaxy in which we live, gets its name from its milky-looking texture - which inspired a Greek myth that a ...

Astronomers now believe the Milky Way’s “inevitable” collision with a neighboring galaxy is much less likely than originally thought.

A new study suggests they may have a ghostly shadow—trailing dark matter spirals hovering above and below them. A team of ...

Towards the end of the month, Mercury will be visible in the western horizon, the space agency said. Californians can observe ...

Astronomers capture the universe’s brightest era, revealing when galaxies like the Milky Way first formed and began to shine.

Who doesn't like strawberries and cream? June's Strawberry full moon and the Milky Way will be a sweet sight in Indiana.

Seeing a total solar eclipse can be even more impressive than witnessing the aurora borealis, but it will be quite a while ...

Collagen from a fossilized bone fragment can identify the animal it came from. And, some new info about our galaxy’s eventual ...

A team of astronomers led by Michael Janssen (Radboud University, The Netherlands) has trained a neural network with millions ...

A private lunar lander from Japan descended toward a touchdown on the moon Friday, but flight controllers lost contact with ...

A never-before-seen type of giant space explosion – the biggest bangs since the Big Bang – has been accidentally captured by the Gaia space telescope.

Fascinating NASA Facts About Black Holes Black holes are often portrayed as cosmic monsters—mysterious voids that devour ...