Research shows that galaxies form inside gigantic haloes of dark matter, the elusive substance that doesn't interact with ...

Astronomers have long used the Milky Way as a benchmark for studying galaxy formation and evolution, assuming that its ...

The name for our galaxy comes from the ancient Greek words for ‘milk’ or ‘milky’. They could only see it as a bright band of ...

Scientists may have finally hit upon the possible mysterious sources that have pumped heat and kept alive the fiery hot gas ...

Studies conducted a few decades ago first discovered the presence of a gaseous sphere extending to 7 lakh light years ...

For years, scientists have used the Milky Way as a model for understanding how galaxies form and evolve. But new research ...

For decades, astronomers have puzzled over the intense heat and persistence of the fiery hot gas surrounding the Milky Way.

Edwin Hubble's revelation in 1924 that the Andromeda Nebula was, in fact, an 'island universe,' was a pivotal moment in our ...

Astronomers have captured the first detailed images of a star beyond our Milky Way galaxy on the verge of a supernova. The ...

Astronomers often use the Milky Way as a standard for studying how galaxies form and evolve. Since we’re inside it, ...

Scientists have finally imaged a star outside of the Milky Way for the first time. Here's what it looks like and how they did ...

WOH G64 is what's known as a red giant, a star nearing the end of its life, running out of hydrogen fuel. Through this ...