Scientists have found the beginnings of a young universe that may offer insights into the beginnings of our own Milky Way Galaxy. Geoff Bennett and Miles O'Brien discussed why scientists are ...

But a telescope reveals subtle structures within and outside the Milky Way that show how our own galaxy and others formed, explain their evolution through cosmic time, and even hint at their fate.

That's the Andromeda galaxy, our closest galactic neighbor, and in 4 billion years, it will collide with the Milky Way, throwing our solar system away from our own galactic core and reshaping the ...

Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...

Astronomers have discovered a giant radio galaxy with plasma jets stretching an incredible 3.3 million light-years—32 times ...

Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...