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 ...

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

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.

A team at Nagoya University in Japan has revealed new insights into the motion of massive stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud ...

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

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.