Astronomers have discovered a flattened structure of matter around the Milky Way that explains the unusual motion of nearby ...

One of science's most challenging puzzles comes from the fact that the universe is currently expanding faster than it was right after the Big Bang. But scientists now claim they have found a ...

What does the Milky Way look like? Sometimes, the billions of stars comprising our home galaxy appear especially vibrant during “Milky Way season” as the band arcs across the night sky. The reason has ...

The Sun has been a powerful source of energy fueling the solar system for billions of years, but our host star may have had ...

August has been a month jam-packed with cosmic phenomena visible from Earth – from nebulas to meteor showers to planetary conjunctions. But the month isn't over yet. And now, add to the mix one of the ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...