Quipu, Hercules, Serpens–Corona Borealis and Sculptor–Pegasus are all larger than the fifth and final superstructure ...

Visual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.

New research from the SAGA Survey, comparing the Milky Way with 101 similar galaxies, unveils how our galaxy differs ...

Galaxies come in a very wide range of sizes and masses ... His measurements marked the end of the Great Debate about the Milky Way's size and the nature of the nebulae. Hubble wrote about his ...

Predictions are uncertain, but the solar system may be pushed farther from the galactic core or even ejected entirely from ...

ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.

“The puzzle is, these planets are very common,” Hallatt says. “And yet when we look at this other dominant population of stars in the Milky Way, they’re less common. So what’s going on?

Giant radio galaxies (GRGs) are massive, with plasma jets powered by supermassive black holes at their centers, stretching ...