Astronomers have confirmed the earliest barred spiral galaxy in the universe, a Milky-Way-like structure that existed just 2 ...

Using the Subaru Telescope's wide-field camera, astronomers have discovered a previously unknown structure surrounding a tiny ...

A new low-frequency radio image offers the most comprehensive view yet of the Milky Way’s southern sky. Astronomers at the International Center of (ICRAR) have produced the most detailed low-frequency ...

Astronomers have discovered a massive cloud of gas and dust, spanning 200 light-years, hidden in a little-explored part of the Milky Way. Named the Midpoint Cloud, this giant structure is a type of ...

A galaxy remarkably similar in shape to our own Milky Way, yet significantly bigger and dating back to the universe's infancy, has been observed by astronomers. This cosmic relic, dubbed J0107a, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers have observed a galaxy dating to an earlier epoch in the universe's history that surprisingly is shaped much like our Milky Way - a spiral structure with a straight ...

To date, around 300 supernova remnants have been identified in the Milky Way. However, scientists estimate that the galaxy may contain up to 2,000 such structures. Distinguishing these remnants from ...

Astronomers have chased hypervelocity stars for more than a century. These rare objects move so fast that the Milky Way ...

A new low-frequency radio image captures the Milky Way in unprecedented detail across multiple wavelengths, revealing its structure from the Southern Hemisphere. This spectacular new image captures ...

The image of Zhúlóng shows its spiral arms, an old central bulge and a large star-forming disc, which resembles the Milky Way. An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has ...

It is well known that the Milky Way rotates around a supermassive black hole, but researchers have found that our galaxy undulates up and down as well like a giant galactic merry-go-round. Katia ...