The collision played a vital role in shaping the modern look of the Milky Way.

A new study led by researchers at the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) and the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC) reveals how the disks of galaxies like ...

Billions of years ago, a young spiral galaxy began to grow in a crowded part of the universe. It pulled in gas and small ...

From this vantage point looking at the Milky Way from its edge, the galactic bulge might appear as a glowing orb of stars, ...

UNSPECIFIED - SEPTEMBER 07: A binocular observer and the spectacular appearance of our Milky Way galaxy, as seen from a very dark site. (Photo by Babek Tafreshi/SSPL/Getty Images) UNSPECIFIED - ...

For ages, mapping the precise architecture of our home galaxy has been a challenge similar to attempting to draw a complete map of a vast, brightly lit city while standing trapped in the dense, hazy ...

In a recent article published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, researchers introduced a method that uses the chemical composition of stars, their "chemical fingerprints", to reveal hidden ...

We are living in a golden age of Milky Way research and exploration. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Milky Way is a barred ...

Our Milky Way galaxy has four arms instead of two, according to just published results of a 12-year study by scientists in the U.K. Unlike our view of other galaxies, it's challenging to figure out ...

Galaxies are far more than the sum of their stars. Long before stars even formed, dark matter clumped up and drew regular matter together with its gravity, providing the invisible scaffolding upon ...