One other thing the Gaia data has been clarifying is that the Milky Way's disk is not serene and flat, but warped and ...

Supernova remnants, stellar nurseries and more populate the new edge-on view of the Milky Way as seen from Earth’s southern hemisphere.

Located in the constellation Leo, spiral galaxy NGC 3370 has long been a favorite among astronomers. NGC 3370 is part of a ...

Mumbai researchers unveil twin rings around a galaxy, enhancing our understanding of mysterious cosmic phenomena through ...

After only two years of observations, ESA’s space telescope Euclid is shedding new light on a long-standing question about ...

Scientists studying the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS now concede that its origins may forever remain a mystery—'it's like a ...

A cosmic explosion known as GRB 250702B is by far the longest gamma-ray burst astronomers have ever seen—if it’s even one at ...

You might think astronomers have seen it all, but the universe still throws us occasional new mysteries to keep us on our ...

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the closest galaxy to the Milky Way which is about 2.5 million light-years away. It is the largest spiral galaxy in the Local Group, a group of galaxies that also ...

Falling into a black hole means facing extreme stretching, known as spaghettification, due to immense tidal forces. While ...

From a building that floats to exhibits located inside a three-headed elephant sculpture, we've ranked the world's most ...

Tucked away in the magnificent Black Hills, this enchanting mountain community offers the perfect remedy for modern life’s constant barrage – a place where pine-scented breezes replace car exhaust, ...