Comprised of billions of stars, the Milky Way galaxy got its name because from our perspective on Earth, it appears as a faint band of light stretching across the entire sky.

The mystery object, located just a short 15,000 light-years from Earth in our Milky Way galaxy, was spotted emitting unusual pulses. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap ...

Scientists have discovered oxygen and heavy elements in JADES-GS-z14-0, the most distant known galaxy. This suggests galaxies can mature faster than previously thought, challenging traditional ...

Astronomers have taken the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy, ... The star, known as WOH G64, is 160,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, ...

A collision between our Milky Way galaxy and its largest neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, predicted to occur in about 4.5 billion years, has been anticipated by astronomers since 1912.

An amateur astrophotographer has captured a stunningly detailed view of the spiral galaxy Messier 106, which is located 24 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici.

Arp 184 sits about 190 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Camelopardalis (The Giraffe). You may like Face to face with a galaxy | Space photo of the day for May 9, 2025 ...

NGC 3596 is a typical spiral galaxy, other than its straight-on orientation when viewed from Earth. The bright arms of NGC 3596 are comprised of stars, gas and dust.