A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's ...

“Observing the Galaxy is like standing in the middle of a brightly lit city at night. If you look toward the outskirts, the ...

On Dec. 15, 1612, the Andromeda galaxy was seen through a telescope for the first time by a German astronomer named Simon ...

This interstellar vagabond is only the third large interstellar visitor that we have ever discovered — an asteroid or comet ...

Comet Lemmon was discovered in January 2025 and made its closest approach to Earth in late October 2025. But by November 2025 ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth this week on Dec. 19, 2025. Here's the latest news ...

New simulations reveal that the Milky Way’s odd split between two chemically distinct groups of stars isn’t a universal ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, a rare interstellar visitor, is visible this week as it departs the solar system, with some public events ...

The interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is coming near Earth this week and stargazers can see it before it vanishes into deep space ...

“The supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way has not only the capability to destroy stars but it can also stimulate their formation or the formation of pretty exotic dusty objects, most ...

A newborn star 15,000 light-years from Earth is fascinating astronomers with its dual blasts of superheated plasma jets. The ...

A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space.