Indian astronomers have mapped in detail the invisible layers of cosmic dust that veil our Milky Way and redden the light of ...

The moon is near new phase this week, and clearer skies and cooler overnight temperatures means that this is also an optimum ...

In a cosmic twist worthy of sci-fi, new research from Curtin University reveals that Earth’s crust may carry the fingerprints ...

Scientists generated the most precise three-dimensional image of star formation zones in the Milky Way galaxy using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope.

The cosmos just got a little more intimate. For the first time, we can soar above the Milky Way, tracing its spiraling arms ...

Because they are densely covered in dust, the regions in which stars are formed are particularly difficult to study. Now there is an impressive map.