Using the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, an international team of astronomers has observed ...

Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and ...

A sweeping new ALMA image has peeled back the veil on the Milky Way’s core, exposing a dense network of cold gas filaments near the central black hole. Stretching across 650 light-years, the survey ...

The ratio of a star’s age to its metal content ties it to a characteristic birthplace within the disk.

Astronomers have successfully mapped the cold gas at the Milky Way's center, offering unprecedented insight into our solar system's origins.

The Milky Way galaxy is visible in the night sky starting in late March. Here are the best times and dark sky spots in Wisconsin to see it.

Come to Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park for the canyons, stay for the stargazing.

A new image from the European Southern Observatory reveals a gas cloud orbiting the Milky Way’s central black hole, offering details on its structure and motion.

New ALMA observations reveal a complex network of gas filaments in the Milky Way’s central 650 light-years, enabling detailed studies of star formation in extreme galactic conditions.

Gas streams gush into the Milky Way 's center and pile up into thick clouds, but for some reason, those ingredients don't ...

Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science. Hosted by Dr. Mike Reed, Astro Brief focuses on astronomical ...