Do the building blocks of life exist beyond the Milky Way, and can we identify them? This is what a recent study published in ...

Astrophysicists have discovered five different carbon-based compounds in the Large Magellanic Cloud, marking a first in ...

An excess of gamma rays in the center of our galaxy could mean scientists have finally detected dark matter particles—or not ...

For over a decade, a dim but persistent glow near the center of the Milky Way has confused astronomers. This mysterious ...

At the heart of the Milky Way, a faint and widespread glow of gamma rays has puzzled astronomers for decades. The light could be the result of dark matter particles colliding, or it might come from ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered dazzling newborn stars and thick cosmic dust in Sagittarius B2, the Milky Way's ...

What can the gamma ray light emitted by the Milky Way Galaxy teach scientists about the existence of dark matter? This is ...

A maelstrom of star formation close to the center of our galaxy has been revealed in two different wavelengths by the James ...

Supermassive black holes stand out for their fundamental role in the evolution of galaxies and the history of the universe.

For decades, astronomers have known that stars orbit the Milky Way’s centre and that the galactic disc is warped.

Scientists have used the Gaia Space Telescope to create a 3D map of star kindergartens within the Milky Way, and you can fly ...