A cosmic "bone" at the heart of the Milky Way appears to be fractured. Looking at the break, astronomers found a radio source.

Like 600,000 suns combined, it has exploded and is approaching Earth. A supermassive black hole is on a collision course with ...

The question of where gold comes from in the universe has baffled scientists for years - but now researchers believe they ...

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers completed a nearly six-hour all-female spacewalk, moving an antenna and assembling hardware for new solar arrays. They hit most goals, with some tasks ...

A new space telescope is mapping the sky in 102 colors — and it may just rewrite our understanding of the universe.

Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, following the declassification of Pluto nearly two decades ago, ...

The careening star blasted through the galactic filament, known as "the Snake," at a zippy 1–2 million miles per hour.

In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced ...

Hello, Eos! Recently discovered molecular cloud is believed to be one of the largest structures in the sky and among the ...

Saturn climbs higher at dawn but still tussles with twilight. At mid-month, it’s about a fist to the right (west) of Venus.

Alexandria Echo Press reporter Lisa Johnson and Astro Bob talk about the Milky Way, galaxies in Virgo, and Bob's latest award ...

See the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the Milky Way galaxy in this time-lapse view from the International Space Station.