Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is less than previously thought, with a ...

For years, astronomers have predicted a dramatic fate for our galaxy: a head-on collision with Andromeda, our nearest large ...

"Core season" for the Milky Way has arrived, with our galaxy visible all night as a band of light arching across the sky.

Astronomers have discovered a massive black hole jet that is three times bigger than the Milky Way. The jet is known as ...

The Milky Way and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy are currently hurtling through space toward each other at a speed of about ...

A mysterious region near the center of the Milky Way has captured the attention of astronomers. Known as Sagittarius C, this ...

When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the ...

Astronomers capture the universe’s brightest era, revealing when galaxies like the Milky Way first formed and began to shine.

The Milky Way may merge with the Large Magellanic Cloud in 2 billion years, not Andromeda, contrary to previous findings.

Astronomers now believe the Milky Way’s “inevitable” collision with a neighboring galaxy is much less likely than originally thought.

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Photographer Hayes Scriven captured a rare photo recently that included both the aurora and the Milky Way in the sky near ...