The James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope recently released a chilling view of two spiral galaxies, IC ...

Astrophotographer Josh Dury’s photo of the Milky Way over Easter Island’s Moai statues has been honoured by NASA as Astronomy Photo of the Day.

ANSWER: Very big!! The Milky Way Galaxy is one of billions of galaxies in the known universe. The Milky Way is a spiral ...

When stars explode as supernovas, they can cause serious cosmic carnage. Is Earth in any danger from any nearby stars?

The spiral arms of nearby galaxy Messier 81 is captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. This galaxy is easily visible ...

Every constellation has something within its borders worth tracking down, if you just look hard enough. Here are five to start with.

Researchers have just shed light on an essential component of our Galaxy. A discovery that could transform our understanding of the Milky Way and its history. New astronomical ...

NASA has shared an image showing a stunning view of space as it showcases two galaxies which have only just "grazed one ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spiral galaxy under the "ram pressure" inside a massive cluster of galaxies.

The Milky Way only produces around two or three new sun-like stars each year. To the left, the Hubble Space Telescope captures the spiral galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207 in ultraviolet and visible ...

Our Milky Way galaxy only forms the equivalent of two or three new ... Look for examples of these in the top-most spiral arm that wraps above the larger galaxy and points left. Other bright regions in ...

The spiral galaxies, which are located 114 million ... Stars are hot balls of gas and the Milky Way galaxy contains more than 100 billion of the up to one septillion stars the universe could ...