New supercomputer simulations suggest the Milky Way could be surrounded by dozens more faint, undetected satellite ...

Imagine a star powered not by nuclear fusion, but by one of the universe’s greatest mysteries—dark matter. Scientists have ...

The mighty James Webb and Hubble space telescopes united to reveal stars being born inside the Small Magellanic Cloud, which ...

New research suggests that the Milky Way may host more satellite galaxies than previously predicted, thanks to advanced ...

NASA released images of star clusters NGC 460 and NGC 456 in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Hubble shows visible light, while ...

NASA’s Hubble and Webb telescopes observe explosive star formation in the Small Magellanic Cloud's NGC 460 and NGC 456 clusters.

Astronomers have studied the globular cluster 47 Tucanae extensively, but still have many questions. It may have an ...

The Andromeda Galaxy, located 2.5 million light years away, has fascinated observers for centuries. Once believed to be part ...

The Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies than scientists have previously been able to predict or observe, ...

New study by Caltech scientists finds distant third stars may be the hidden force behind volatile white dwarf duos.

New research suggests sub-stellar objects called dark dwarfs could glow forever on dark matter energy. Could they reveal secrets about the universe’s hidden mass?

This stunning 527-megapixel composite reveals both visible and infrared views of young stars, ionized gas, and dust filaments ...