Researchers may have found our galaxy's missing companions, further bolstering science's most widely accepted cosmological ...

Our Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies than we've detected so far. They're just too faint to be seen.

New supercomputer simulations suggest the Milky Way could be surrounded by dozens more faint, undetected satellite ...

A wonderful "greeble" build that includes bicycle helmets, purple carrots, and even transparent blue french fries.

Astronomers have been aware of cosmic vampires, dead stars that hungrily strip plasma from victim stars, for some time. New ...

Scientists predict up to 100 invisible galaxies may orbit the Milky Way, hiding just beyond our current detection limits.

For years, scientists have predicted that in about 3.75 billion years, our Milky Way galaxy would collide with its massive neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy. This cataclysmic event was thought to be a ...

Could an Egyptian coffin, dated 5,000 years ago, hold the answer to one of the night sky’s greatest mysteries? University of ...

Arizona is an ideal spot to see the Milky Way thanks to its numerous dark-sky places. Here's the best time to see - and ...

The Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies than scientists have previously been able to predict or observe, ...

A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...

The Milky Way's core will be visible this month and through August. Here's what Tennessee stargazers should know.