Milky way
See the James Webb Telescope's Stunning New Snapshot of an Exploded Star
The supernova, known as Cassiopeia A, is located roughly 11,000 light-years from Earth and could offer insights into cosmic dust and star death
Astronomers Discover Closest Known Black Hole to Earth
Researchers believe there may be even nearer ones that have yet to be detected
See the Best View Yet of the Orion Nebula
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured young stars and vibrant gas and dust within the popular constellation
The James Webb Space Telescope Might Have Spotted the Most Distant Galaxy Ever Seen
Scientists think the light detected by the telescope is from just 300 million years after the Big Bang
Here’s What the Black Hole in the Center of the Milky Way Looks Like
A team of scientists from around the world collaborated to get a visual peek of the supermassive object
See Astonishing Milky Way Mosaic Image That Took 12 Years to Create
A Finnish astrophotographer created the 1.7 gigapixel image by stitching together photos with a total exposure time of roughly 1,250 hours
An X-Ray Hourglass Is Emerging From the Middle of the Milky Way
Astronomers spotted the two gargantuan bubbles of charged particles ballooning out from the middle of our home galaxy
Astronomers Crack the Case of the Blue Ring Nebula
The source of the dazzling display puzzled scientists for more than a decade
Meteorite Grains Are the Oldest Known Solid Material on Earth
The oldest dust sample, perhaps 7 billion years old, predates the formation of our planet and the sun
What Astronomers Can Learn From Hot Jupiters, the Scorching Giant Planets of the Galaxy
Many of the planets that are roughly the size of Jupiter orbit right next to their stars, burning at thousands of degrees
Astronomers Capture First-Ever Image of a Supermassive Black Hole
The Event Horizon Telescope reveals the silhouette of a black hole at the center of a galaxy 55 million light-years away
Streams of Stars Snaking Through the Galaxy Could Help Shine a Light on Dark Matter
When the Milky Way consumes another galaxy, tendrils of stellar streams survive the merger, containing clues about the universe's mysterious unseen matter
How Much Does the Milky Way Weigh?
Measurements from the Gaia satellite and Hubble Space Telescope show our galaxy tips the scales at about 1.5 trillion solar masses
Scientists Peek Across the Galaxy to the "Dark Side" of the Milky Way
Until now, researchers haven't been able to map half of the galaxy we call home
This Breathtaking Map Traces Hydrogen Throughout the Milky Way
Scientists have made the most detailed map of our home galaxy’s hydrogen currently possible
Our Galactic Neighborhood Is Bigger Than Scientists Once Thought
Goodbye spur, hello spiral arm
Behold a Billion Stars in This Stunning New Map of the Milky Way
Generated from Gaia satellite data, this stellar new map is the most complete chart of our galaxy to date
Solving the Mystery of the Milky Way’s Missing Mass
Smithsonian scientists have discovered a huge cloud of super hot gas expanding from the middle of our galaxy
The Hunt for High-Energy Photons Takes Place From a Mountaintop in Mexico
A new telescope built from water tanks might help answer some of the biggest questions in astronomy
