Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the ...

This new map of the Milky Way contains 10 times more objects than ... the researchers were able to chart how they moved and build up a 3D map of the galaxy's innermost regions.

Europe's space agency, ESA, has retired the Gaia satellite after more than nine years of service. Launched in 2013, Gaia ...

After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft was shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on.

A cosmic anomaly detected in a distant galaxy could portend a terrifying future for life in the Milky Way. The discovery suggests that our models of galactic evolution could be inaccurate.

"Unlike any objects we know, these filaments really surprised us. Since then, we have been pondering what they are." ...

A terrifying glimpse at one potential fate of our Milky Way galaxy has come to light thanks to the discovery of a cosmic ...

The Milky Way is seen edge-on ... The asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, jumped to the top of NASA's risk chart, with a slim but measurable chance of striking Earth in just seven years.

The European Space Agency is releasing the most detailed star chart yet for the Milky Way and neighboring galaxies. The data released Wednesday include high-precision measurements of almost 1.7 ...