Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is less than previously thought, with a ...

When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the ...

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

The Milky Way and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy are currently hurtling through space toward each other at a speed of about ...

Astronomers have long thought that the Milky Way is headed for an inevitable crash with its neighbor, Andromeda. But a new ...

The massive core of our Milky Way galaxy serves as the backdrop to Full Moons, planetary conjunctions, and meteor showers ...

Astronomers have discovered a massive gas giant, TOI-6894b, orbiting the red dwarf star TOI-6894, a pairing that defies ...

When astronomers look at distant objects—far away in both space and time—all too often, dust gets in their eyes. Well, not ...

The Milky Way may merge with the Large Magellanic Cloud in 2 billion years, not Andromeda, contrary to previous findings.

It had not been thought possible that such tiny, weak stars could provide the conditions needed to form and host huge planets.

This June, the Milky Way’s brilliant heart lights up the night as planets align and the solstice sun marks Earth’s celestial tipping point.