American Astronaut Don Pettit stunned several viewers when he shared several out-of-this-world photos from the International ...

Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.

Visual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.

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Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.

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"It marks an exciting step forward in our understanding of dark matter and the dynamics of the Milky Way." A perplexing "break" in a stream of stars around the Milky Way could be the result of ...

So how well do you know the Milky Way? Let's test your knowledge of our galaxy's size, age, speed and more with the 15 ...

Scientists discovered the star SMSS1605-1443 in 2018. Upon discovery, they determined that it was perhaps one of the Milky Way’s oldest stars based on its chemical composition. However ...