Researchers have discovered that Cepheid variable stars in our neighboring galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud, are moving in opposing directions along two distinct axes. They found that stars closer ...

New simulation of magnetic turbulence helps scientists study star formation, space weather, and the forces shaping our galaxy ...

The Milky Way, one of astronomy’s most dazzling phenomena, is our home galaxy with a disk of stars spanning more than 100,000 light years.

Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have discovered that Cepheid variable stars in our neighboring galaxy, the Small ...

When the stars align, about eight months out of the year, the Milky Way and its 100 billion stars can be seen in some form.

The Milky Way Galaxy's magnetic turbulence stands revealed in an innovative new computer model describing the expanse between ...

Evan Shwartz introduces the first installation of something special, "In this series about astrophotography in Alameda, we will look at pictures of galaxies, nebulae, planets, and celestial events ...

"My contention is that Earth may, if we are lucky and diligent and clever enough, grow an emergent superconsciousness." ...

In a groundbreaking study published in The Astrophysical Journal, scientists have uncovered an unusual star cluster called ...

Scientists found a fast-scattering star cluster called Ophion. Unlike usual clusters, it shows chaotic motion and breaks ...

The Gaia star surveyor has identified strange behavior in a group of stars rushing to escape their birthplace, unlike any others observed.

Spotted thanks to a fleeting light distortion in 2011, a mysterious duo — a tiny star and its hefty companion — has turned ...