The Lagrange L2 point is a position in space where the gravitational forces of the Earth and the Sun balance ... allowing scientists to reconstruct the history and structure of our galaxy. The mission ...

The MeerKAT telescope is located in the Karoo region of South Africa, is made up of 64 radio dishes and is operated and ...

Astronomers have unveiled surprising new details about a small galaxy, NGC 300, challenging existing theories on galaxy ...

Gaia, the European Space Agency’s observatory that is mapping the Milky Way, has completed the sky-scanning phase of its ...

The Milky Way keeps its planets close to its chest. Stars in a thin, flat disk bisecting the galaxy have more planets ... a planet whose size is between Earth’s and Neptune’s.

The Hubble Space Telescope completes a high-resolution portrait of our galaxy's gorgeous neighbor, which will help scientists better understand our Milky Way.

Observations show Andromeda has a more active star formation history than the Milky Way, potentially ... stars in the Andromeda galaxy that are brighter than Earth's sun. But astronomers estimate ...

One of the largest galaxies ever found, the behemoth is about 1.44 billion light-years away and reckoned to be 32 times the size of our Milky Way galaxy. The mightly object is classed as a giant ...

The result is an impressive panorama, revealing approximately 200 million stars and extending six times the apparent diameter ...

Life on Earth is a constantly debated issue. Physicist Crespo, through his Quantum Fracture account, recently explained that the Sun could change galaxies: "Andromeda, the largest galaxy in our ...

The European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft has officially ended its mission to map the Milky Way after 12 years of data collection. The spacecraft shut down its science operations on January 15 ...