New simulations of Milky Way-like galaxies reveal that the strange split between two chemically distinct groups of stars may ...

The discovery comes as a surprise to scientists, as they believed the formation of such well-organized spiral galaxies took ...

The galaxy's discovery challenges our understanding of how galaxies were formed in the early period after the Big Bang.

The Milky Way looks serene from our vantage point, a hazy river of light arcing across the night sky. Yet the stars that make up that glow are quietly telling a more dramatic story, one in which our ...

In a breakthrough that could rewrite astronomy textbooks, Indian researchers have discovered a massive, perfectly structured ...

Indian scientists have discovered an ancient and massive galaxy called Alaknanda. It looks similar to our Milky Way galaxy ...

The Milky Way is an iconic fixture of the night sky for Australians, but if looking at it makes you feel dizzy it could be because distinct parts of the system are spinning in different directions.

Indian researchers have unearthed a massive galaxy from the universe's infancy, challenging existing theories on early galaxy ...

Astronomers recently discovered a never-before-seen celestial phenomenon hiding in our own cosmic backyard. The mystery object, located just a short 15,000 light-years from Earth in our Milky Way ...

European scientists say they have discovered the biggest stellar black hole yet in the Milky Way, less than 2,000 light-years from Earth. The dormant black hole known as Gaia BH3 has a mass 33 times ...

A surprisingly mature spiral galaxy from cosmic dawn is rewriting ideas about how fast the Universe built its first galaxies.

The Milky Way is home to gas, dust, billions of stars, and a supermassive black hole at its center. Living in this galactic home gives us exclusive insight into its components, but it also hinders our ...