The current rate of star formation at the Galactic Center appears to be lower than in the rest of the Galaxy. A new study led ...

New research suggests that dark matter may be the key to uncovering the mysteries of the Milky Way. The scientific team led ...

Observations show the disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving. Astronomers are still working out the reasons why ...

Created using data from two extensive surveys, this spectacular radio image of the galactic plane of the Milky Way provides valuable insights into the birth and death of stars.

Researchers using new simulations suggest that the Milky Way’s past collisions may have reshaped its dark matter core. This ...

Supernova remnants, stellar nurseries and more populate the new edge-on view of the Milky Way as seen from Earth’s southern hemisphere.

Astronomers recently built a precise radio map of the Milky Way’s southern midline, showing 98,000 radio sources.

Frozen complex organic molecules have been discovered for the first time around a young protostar in a galaxy other than our ...