Our galaxy may not be destined to end in a fiery collision with the Andromeda galaxy as soon as previously thought. While ...

A new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy found that there is a 50-50 chance that the Milky Way and the Andromeda ...

Astronomers have located a rare exoplanet on the edge of the Milky Way.

Using NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope, astronomers have discovered that a galaxy cluster is wrapped in an envelope of ...

A study published in Nature Astronomy suggests that there is a 50-50 chance of the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy ...

Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is less than previously thought, with a ...

Scientists previously predicted the pair of galaxies would merge in about five billion years. Now, research suggests that ...

The team found only a 2 percent probability that the galaxies will collide in the next five billion years. In slightly over half of the simulated scenarios, Andromeda and the Milky Way experience at ...

At the heart of our galaxy lies a cosmic puzzle: although the Galactic Center is packed with star-making material, massive stars form there surprisingly slowly. Using NASA's retired SOFIA observatory, ...

Scientists have long thought the Milky Way galaxy would someday collide with its closest neighbor, Andromeda. However, new ...

Astronomers have discovered a strange new object in our Milky Way galaxy. The celestial object is emitting X-rays around the ...

Astronomers now believe the Milky Way’s “inevitable” collision with a neighboring galaxy is much less likely than originally ...