Magnetars are among the rarest—and weirdest—denizens of the galactic zoo. They have powerful magnetic fields and may be the ...

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope for the largest and deepest sample of galaxy groups, some of which were up to ...

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has discovered the most distant known spiral galaxy to date.

This time, the focus is on the remains of a star that exploded in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of the ...

Two new research studies explore how a stellar nursery in the heart of the Milky Way is affected by the region’s strong ...

Hubble’s 35-year journey showcases humanity’s boldest space achievements, capturing everything from new stars forming to ...

Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky goddess may represent one of the earliest visual interpretations of the Milky Way ...

Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, following the declassification of Pluto nearly two decades ago, ...

The craft featured a hydraulic system ... Milky Way, introducing the new Space Dunk cookies. "When we wondered how OREO could launch space-themed cookies, the answer came straight from the galaxy.

Discover the order of planets in the solar system. From Mercury to Neptune, explore our solar system and learn more about our cosmic home. The solar system is our cosmic neighborhood, made up of ...

Given Earth’s own solar orbit ... SPHEREx also alters its position after every exposure, but it does not use thrusters to shift. Instead, it uses a system of spinning reaction wheels inside ...