"This could potentially change our understanding of the history of the three-body interaction between the two Magellanic ...

A repeating nova eruption in the Large Magellanic Cloud has shattered temperature records, revealing unexpected chemical ...

Scientists have found that our nearest galaxy is undergoing 'gradual destruction' and could change everything that we know ...

Researchers conducted the first-ever near-infrared analysis of an extragalactic recurrent nova and found it is one of the ...

New research based on data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft has revealed that the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC ...

Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) and Parkes 64-m telescope, an international team of astronomers has ...

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan were surprised by their study results, which they say are "indisputable." ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has transformed astronomy, capturing breathtaking views of the universe. Here are 10 of its most iconic images.

Scientists made the claim after analysing the data collected by the European Space Agency's recently retired Gaia spacecraft.

In recent years, astronomers have been able to study the motion of the stars in the galaxy with outstanding precision. And ...

Named after the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who documented them during his voyage in the 16th century, they consist of the ...

A quiet neighbour of the Milky Way, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), appears to be falling apart. And scientists say they ...