Sagittarius A* has been seen by human eyes with an "image produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon ...

Albert Einstein was much more than a scientific genius. From his political beliefs to his hatred of socks, here are some ...

"The LMC is a survivor." In its galactic neighborhood, the Milky Way can be something of a bully. Our galaxy's two closest neighbors are two dwarf galaxies known as the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC ...

A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*. See W.M. Keck Observatory imagery of X7 ...

Stephanie Vermillion is an expert on magical nocturnal experiences, with an upcoming book called '100 Nights of a Lifetime: ...

The first ever close-up picture of a star outside of our galaxy has shown that it is wrapped in a strange structure. The image shows a star named WOH G64 that is surrounded by gas and dust. The ...

Edwin Hubble is celebrated as one of the 20th century's most influential cosmologists, renowned for his pivotal contributions ...

Nov. 13, 2024 — Astronomers have identified three ultra-massive galaxies -- nearly as massive as the Milky Way -- already in place within the first billion years after the Big Bang. This ...

Even the entire Milky Way galaxy has its own magnetic field. It's about a million times weaker than Earth's, but it stretches across tens of thousands of light-years, spanning the entire galaxy.

Incense from Arabia, silks from China, and spices from India all passed through this beautiful rock city on their way to destinations across Africa, the Middle East and Western Europe. I hope these ...

A supernova close enough to Earth could strip the ozone layer and cause mass extinction, but no immediate threat exists.