Researchers at the GSI/FAIR accelerator facility have received a Galactic Cosmic Ray simulator that 'brings the universe to ...

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

A telescope in Chile has revealed the swirling splendor of star-forming gases at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy ...

The ratio of a star’s age to its metal content ties it to a characteristic birthplace within the disk.

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Carnarvon’s pristine Karoo night skies are fuelling astrotourism, with locals guiding visitors through the wonders of the ...

A buried radio pulse has become the clearest case yet that one of astronomy’s strangest repeating signals comes from a likely two-star system, two stars bound together by gravity and orbiting each ...

The Milky Way galaxy is visible in the night sky starting in late March. Here are the best times and dark sky spots in ...

MOTHRA has the equivalent light-gathering power of a single telescope 4.7 metres across, but its off-the-shelf optics makes ...

Milky Way season is here and Alabama’s dark skies are ready to reveal the galaxy’s glittering core. Here's when and how to ...