Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers traced how Milky Way–like galaxies formed and changed over time.

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

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

Scientists have discovered a rogue planet roaming the Milky Way after combining observations from Earth and a space telescope ...

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 ...

A new study led by Dr. Vivian Tan, who recently completed her Ph.D. at York University under the supervision of Prof. Adam Muzzin, provides the most ...

Astronomers have created a detailed forecast of where they expect to observe future stellar explosions in a nearby galaxy, ...

In doing so, they found this orphan is within the same weight class as Saturn, strengthening the case that the galaxy teems ...

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

Despite its fascinating origins, observing comet 3I/ATLAS presents challenges due to its low brightness. On January 1, 2026, the comet is expected to shine at a magnitude of +15.6, which is suitable ...