An international team of astronomers has discovered a massive cloud of gas and dust located in a little-known region of our ...

There could be many more satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way than previously thought or observed, according to ...

"One day soon we may be able to see these 'missing' galaxies, which would be hugely exciting and could tell us more about how the universe came to be as we see it today." ...

Researchers may have found our galaxy's missing companions, further bolstering science's most widely accepted cosmological ...

Our Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies than we've detected so far. They're just too faint to be seen.

Comet 31/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object to ever be observed whizzing through the Solar System. While its origins ...

Scientists predict up to 100 invisible galaxies may orbit the Milky Way, hiding just beyond our current detection limits.

New supercomputer simulations suggest the Milky Way could be surrounded by dozens more faint, undetected satellite ...

Twin orbs of superhot plasma at the Milky Way's center known as the "Fermi bubbles" contain inexplicable clouds of cold ...

The Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies than scientists have previously been able to predict or observe, ...

Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a spectacular image of the Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946) shining close to the dark shape of the Seahorse Nebula.

Arizona is an ideal spot to see the Milky Way thanks to its numerous dark-sky places. Here's the best time to see - and ...