New observations and simulations by a research team led by MPE show that a massive binary star near the center of our Galaxy ...

The May 16 new moon will create ideal dark sky conditions for viewing the Milky Way’s glowing core. Stargazers can expect the ...

When it comes to the galactic bulge, age isn't just a number.

A mysterious region near the center of the Milky Way has captured the attention of astronomers. Known as Sagittarius C, this strange place holds thousands of newborn stars, huge clouds of gas, and ...

Get ready, stargazers: The Milky Way could be coming to a sky near you. Our galaxy is positively teeming with billions of stars that become bright and vibrant in the cosmos at certain times of the ...

Astronomers led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) have made the first direct detection of ...

Scientists have captured the most complete, high-resolution map of the cold gas at the center of the Milky Way, which contains the raw material from which stars and planets are made. Information from ...

Astronomers have finally identified where the Milky Way’s star-making activity fades, uncovering a long-sought boundary in ...

What does the Milky Way look like? Sometimes, the billions of stars comprising our home galaxy appear especially vibrant during “Milky Way season” as the band arcs across the night sky. The reason has ...

The Milky Way is at least 100,000 light-years across, but the new results suggest that the galaxy's star formation takes place within a region that extends to a radius of 40,000 light-years from the ...