We've known for over 30 years that there are other stellar systems in our galaxy, but we don't have any idea how many there ...

Astronomers at the University of Michigan have discovered a new satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the Milky Way's ...

Astrophysicists have teased a hellish potential future in which life on Earth is extinguished by deadly radiation from the ...

A cosmic anomaly detected in a distant galaxy could portend a terrifying future for life in the Milky Way. The discovery suggests that our models of galactic evolution could be inaccurate.

A terrifying glimpse at one potential fate of our Milky Way galaxy has come to light thanks to the discovery of a cosmic ...

Astronomers have made an exciting discovery near the center of our Milky Way galaxy—long, thin “space tornadoes” made of ...