A blob of gas seen outside the Milky Way could be a type of starless, dark matter–dominated galaxy. Some scientists are skeptical.

Scientists have discovered that a new form of dark matter could simultaneously solve two long-standing mysteries at the heart ...

This gorgeous starscape serves as the first of three extremely high-resolution images featured ... The plane of our Milky Way Galaxy, which we see edge-on from our perspective on Earth, cuts ...

Scientists are investigating enigmatic phenomena observed in the center of our galaxy. Telescopes are detecting mysterious ...

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has discovered the most distant spiral galaxy candidate known ...

Astronomers have discovered "space tornadoes" raging through the heart of the Milky Way in the vicinity ... "ALMA’s high angular resolution and extraordinary sensitivity were essential to ...

ALMA has revealed evidence of a new type of slim, filamentary structure that drives cycles of depletion and replenishment. At ...

The final messages sent to Gaia will continue to be carried out into space as the observatory sleeps, and as data from it continues to contribute to astronomy. As Gaia Mission Manager Uwe Lammers put ...

open image in gallery A group of researchers say they’ve found mysterious ‘space tornadoes’ in the center of the Milky Way galaxy ... telescope array’s high-resolution capabilities ...

Large spiral galaxies like the Milky Way are expected to take several billion ... parallel" mode -- an efficient strategy to collect high-quality images while JWST's main instrument is taking ...