When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC, S. Payne-Wardenaar, L. McCallum et al (2025) Astronomers have unveiled the ...

This image captures a richly detailed section of the Milky Way, showcasing a tapestry of stars and glowing nebulas. Against a black cosmic backdrop, countless white stars sparkle like scattered ...

Have you ever wondered how astronomers manage to map out the Milky Way when it's so incredibly vast? One of the most powerful tools is something called 21 cm radiation. Hydrogen, the most abundant ...

The galaxy our planet inhabits is called the Milky Way for the simple reason that, as seen from our world, its impossible-to-count collection of stars looks like a band of milky white light. In all ...

Hypervelocity stars have, since the 1920s, been an important tool that allows astronomers to study the properties of the Milky Way galaxy, such as its gravitational potential and the distribution of ...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins may be closing in on dark matter’s elusive trail, uncovering a mysterious gamma ray glow at the heart of our galaxy that could signal unseen matter colliding — or perhaps ...