The Milky Way is home to hundreds of billions of stars arranged in a glorious spiral pattern. But beyond the obvious spiral, ...

Sweet home, Chicago — literally. Chicago has been considered the candy capital of the world for a good chunk of its history.

Watch this amazing animation. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada, N. Risinger (skysurvey.org), DSS, VISTA, VVV Survey/D. Minniti DSS, ...

Sylvan Buckley, from Saltcoats, got a panoramic shot of the galaxy over Loch Long and mountain Arrochar in the Loch Lomond ...

You've probably heard Star Trek characters throw around terms like "Gamma Quadrant" or "Beta Quadrant." Here's what to know ...

Arp 220 is one of the brightest infrared galaxies in the nearby universe, with intense star formation fueled by a collision ...

Radio telescopes beneath the Milky Way. Astronomers have discovered a mysterious radio source in our galaxy that has been changing for decades. (000ne/E+/Getty Images) Many things scattered throughout ...

A method for photographing the Milky Way using the OM SYSTEM Micro Four Thirds camera "OM-5" is gaining attention on the ...

You can be moving at extraordinary speed and still feel completely stationary. The reason comes down to the difference between velocity and the changes in motion your body can actually detect.

Andromeda is a constellation based on the Ethiopian princess Andromeda from Greek mythology. It is located between Cassiopeia ...

James Webb detected heavy elements in gas near Sagittarius A*, with a composition similar to that of nearby stars.

The Milky Way's disc thinned in two stages at different rates. The precise age of the stars reveals the timing of this ...