The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered Zhúlóng, a candidate for the most distant spiral galaxy in the universe. The ...

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

"What makes Zhúlóng stand out is just how much it resembles the Milky Way—both in shape, size and stellar mass," said the ...

Astronomers have discovered the most distant and thus earliest spiral galaxy ever seen, using the James Webb Space Telescope ...

A blob of gas seen outside the Milky Way could be a type of starless, dark matter–dominated galaxy. Some scientists are skeptical.

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

our Milky Way Galaxy will be putting on a show at times this summer such that it can be seen with the naked eye from certain parts of the U.S. While Americans would be able to see the galaxy ...

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals turbulent environments found in Sagittarius C, a core part of our Milky Way galaxy.

An analysis of star movements from the Gaia spacecraft reveals that the Small Magellanic Cloud — a satellite galaxy bound to ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Astronomers have at last identified what’s believed to be the edge of the Milky Way ...

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has ...

Scientists have gotten the best-ever view ... near the Milky Way's black hole. The cosmic twisters could play an important role in distributing organic molecules throughout the galaxy.