For nearly a century, astronomers have known that the universe is expanding. Most galaxies are carried outward with the flow ...

New research suggests that the heart of the Milky Way may be dominated by a dense clump of dark matter rather than the ...

A new radio survey reveals that the Milky Way’s magnetic field is intricate, widespread, and deeply connected to how the galaxy is organized.

For decades, scientists have theorized that the Milky Way Galaxy’s supermassive black hole, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), ...

The object at the Milky Way’s center has long been treated as a settled case: a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A* ...

Sagittarius A* may be a dense dark matter core instead of a black hole, offering a new explanation for the Milky Way’s central gravity.

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

Astronomers propose that an ultra-dense clump of exotic dark matter could be masquerading as the powerful object thought to ...

Scientists are mapping the Milky Way galaxy’s invisible magnetic field, revealing how it holds the galaxy together and ...

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

Astronomers have produced the most detailed map yet of dark matter, revealing the invisible framework that shaped the Universe long before stars and galaxies formed. Using powerful new observations ...

Our understanding of the galaxy has advanced with every leap in the number of stars. From early observations to more and more advanced space and ground-based telescopes, each milestone has revealed ...