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

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

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

The image of supermassive black hole Sagittarius A * was created using data from the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration. At the same time several telescopes, including the Chandra X-ray Observatory ...

Explore the James Webb Space Telescope's incredible discovery: a cosmic alignment revealing the teenage years of our Milky ...

A bouquet of thousands of stars in bloom has arrived. This composite image contains the deepest X-ray image ever made of the ...

Fonterra’s farm gate milk price is likely to hit $10 a kg of milk solids - a boon for dairy farmers - but a potential hitch in the co-op’s plans to sell the consumer arm of the business. The ...

KiwiRail and Fonterra are celebrating a full return of rail volume in Northland, after the North Auckland Line was closed for 20 months by weather damage. The rail line reopened in September after ...

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