"The extent of the Milky Way's star-forming disk has long been an open question in galactic archaeology." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies—tiny satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way—have long been seen as cosmic fossils. Now, a new study published today in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ...

How far the Milky Way's disk extends has long been difficult to define—it doesn't end sharply, but fades away gradually at its outer edges. Now, for the first time, an international team of ...

On this week’s Galaxy Brain episode, Charlie Warzel is joined by New York Times technology reporter Tiffany Hsu to discuss the rise of AI influencers—synthetic avatars, often indistinguishable from ...

A group of undergraduate students stumbled into a cosmic time capsule—one of the oldest stars ever discovered—while combing through massive astronomy datasets. What began as a class project quickly ...

Reminiscent of cookies and cream ice cream, this simple snack upgrade will change the way you eat Oreos! In this video, Nicole shows you how to make milky Oreos using the beloved chocolate cookie and ...

Many newer cars allow owners to download software updates that can fix problems, improve performance, and even make some safety recall repairs. These “over-the-air” — or OTA — software updates have ...

Last week at the HIMSS conference in Las Vegas, Epic announced its new “agent factory” — a drag-and-drop platform which lets health systems build and deploy their own AI agents inside Epic. Epic has ...

Our sun was born 4.6 billion years ago near the crowded center of the Milky Way and then migrated roughly 10,000 light-years outward to the peaceful galactic suburbs it currently occupies. Now a pair ...

Wisconsin stargazers have a great chance to catch a glimpse as the Milky Way makes its annual debut in skies across the country. A time of year known as "Milky Way season” has arrived in the Northern ...

For the first time in about 20 years, the editors of New York Magazine surveyed a chunk of New Yorkers to find out what kind of work they do and how much they make doing it. While the results were ...