Magnetars are among the rarest—and weirdest—denizens of the galactic zoo. They have powerful magnetic fields and may be the ...

Two new research studies explore how a stellar nursery in the heart of the Milky Way is affected by the region’s strong ...

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

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has teamed up with the MeerKAT radio telescope array to explore how magnetic fields affect star formation at the chaotic center of the Milky Way.

Using the Hubble Space Telescope and an array of other instruments, astronomers have probed supernova wreckage in the Large ...

Instead of a relatively distant dark galaxy, Westmeier thinks the object is more likely a regular gas cloud at the edge of the Milky Way. “I’m very skeptical about the claims that they’re ...

Earth" planet was discovered by researchers. It is not believed these planets are more common than previously thought.

A Japanese research group has found evidence that a galaxy in the immediate vicinity of our Milky Way is being torn apart by its larger companion and, unexpectedly, does not revolve around itself.