NASA's Chandra Observatory recently captured an X-ray image that helped identify a dramatic break in one of the galaxy's ...

A recent studypublished on arXiv sheds light on an astonishing discovery at the core of the Milky Way Galaxy. There, a ...

Over the past decade or so, astronomers have speculated about the characteristics of rogue planets in the Milky Way galaxy. These "free-floating" worlds don't orbit stars, but instead roam the ...

The word itself comes from galaktikós kyklos, or “milky circle,” the ancient Greek term for the Milky Way, our home galaxy.

An investigation, carried out by the astrophysicists of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), questions one of the ...

There is a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, and it's not alone. There is also likely a forest of binary ...

A mysterious cluster of 60 stars may be just another Milky Way star cluster, or it may be one of the smallest galaxies ever ...

and it presents the reader with an excellent account of the methods used to explore the Milky Way and to fathom some of its secrets. Here we have descriptions of the means by which astronomers ...

The Church frontman Steve Kilbey had no idea he was sitting on an Australian classic when the band played Under the Milky Way for record executives for the first time.

“This runaway magnetar is the likeliest candidate in our Milky Way galaxy for a magnetar that was not born in a supernova explosion as initially predicted. It is so strange it might even offer ...

Wayfair's Way Day sale offers up to 80% off kids bedroom furniture, nursery necessities and playroom storage. The sale runs from April 26 to 28, and features deals on various items like cribs ...