The strange behavior of hypervelocity stars suggests a nearby dwarf galaxy must contain a supermassive black hole. If so, a ...

In fact, the superstructure is estimated to hold an almost inconceivable 200 quadrillion (that's 200 followed by 15 zeros) ...

Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.

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

Scientists have detected the most energetic neutrino yet, 30 times stronger than previous records. Found in the Mediterranean ...

Encounters on the Milky Way” was screened at the cineplex hall of Bangladesh National Museum on February 7.   By swiss ...

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

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

ESO/L. Calçada, N. Risinger (skysurvey.org), DSS, VISTA, VVV Survey/D. Minniti DSS, Nogueras-Lara et al., Schoedel, NACO, GRAVITY Collaboration, EHT Collaboration (Music: Azul Cobalto) ...

In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic ...

A research team may have discovered a star with an exoplanet that is so fast that both will leave the Milky Way.

So how well do you know the Milky Way? Let's test your knowledge of our galaxy's size, age, speed and more with the 15 ...