Astronomers propose that an ultra-dense clump of exotic dark matter could be masquerading as the powerful object thought to anchor our galaxy, explaining both the blistering speeds of stars near the ...

Our Milky Way galaxy may not have a supermassive black hole at its center but rather an enormous clump of mysterious dark ...

For years, astronomers have observed the strange motion of Andromeda, the Milky Way’s closest large galactic neighbor. While ...

They slip through your skin, your walls, and the whole Earth without leaving a mark. Neutrinos earn the nickname “ghost ...

A vast, flat sheet of dark matter may solve the long-standing mystery of why our neighboring galaxy Andromeda is speeding ...

New radio observations of the Milky Way are exposing hidden patterns in its magnetic field. People have scanned the night sky ...

A groundbreaking new radio image reveals the Milky Way in more detail than ever before, using low-frequency radio “colors” to ...

A flat plane of dark matter beyond the Local Group may explain why nearby galaxies move away from us instead of falling ...

There is a lot we have yet to understand about the center of the Milky Way—could it be due to a mass of invisible dark matter?

For many years, scientists have tried to understand how the Milky Way is positioned in space, and how it moves together with ...

Massive stars have an outsized influence on their environment and the galaxies they call home. These behemoths have the ...

Stargazing dreams come true at this Pennsylvania park, with pitch-dark skies that reveal the Milky Way in stunning detail.