They're called ghost particles for a reason. They're everywhere—trillions of them constantly stream through everything: our ...

Hypervelocity stars have, since the 1920s, been an important tool that allows astronomers to study the properties of the ...

They're called ghost particles for a reason. They're everywhere – trillions of them constantly stream through everything: our ...

By tracking these stars back to where they came from, scientists can map the gravitational field of the Milky Way. This helps ...

From a window on the International Space Station, astronauts have captured a rare view of a nearby galaxy caught in the act ...

On Jan. 15, 2025, the Gaia spacecraft took its last image. Then the craft ran a final round of engineering tests, fired its ...

At least that's what the most current map shows. Astronomers have mapped the most extensive atlas of our Milky Way galaxy yet, including the positions of each and every one of those stars. The ...

To date, around 300 supernova remnants have been identified in the Milky Way. However, scientists estimate that the galaxy ...

A new survey maps nearby K-type stars and shows why these long-lived, stable stars are important targets in the search for ...

A new study shows how Milky Way chemical tracks emerge from shifting star formation and gas supply, reshaping ideas about the ...

Gaia data reveals signs of planets forming around young stars by measuring stellar motion, identifying planetary, brown dwarf, and stellar companions in early star systems ...

Understanding how the Milky Way formed means looking far beyond the bright spiral you see in the night sky. A new study led ...