In any globular cluster, all its stars formed at the same time, from the same cloud of gas. The Milky Way has around 150 ...

The Milky Way, a barred spiral galaxy, has been extensively studied by NASA. Infrared images illustrate polarized dust, while ...

A famous example is the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' map, created in 1570, which features sea serpents and other sea monsters. Fast forward to today , and an unexplored Milky Way star cluster ...

A recent study suggests that our Milky Way galaxy could be much larger than previously thought, potentially overlapping with ...

Galaxies are much bigger than we originally thought, extending far out into deep space — so far that the Milky Way likely ...

The plumes stretch farther than any yet seen, reaching millions of light-years long and potentially influencing the cosmos ...

Webb's imagery has enabled scientists to better study star formation in the outer Milky Way. A team of NASA astronomers recently pointed the spacefaring telescope toward the outskirts of our own ...

Discover Ankon Mitra's innovative map-inspired artworks at Kalakriti Art Gallery in Hyderabad until October 5.

Supermassive black holes, celestial objects with masses greater than a million times that of the Sun, remain one of the ...

Meet KW Sagittarii, the 10th largest star in the Milky Way. With a radius 100 times bigger than our sun, this red supergiant shines bright in the Sagittarius constellation. R136a1 boasts a radius ...

Galaxies are much bigger than we originally thought, extending far out into deep space — so far that the Milky Way likely interacts with our closest neighbor ...

This region, which lies about 58,000 light-years from the Milky Way’s center, has been captured in stunning detail by the James Webb telescope, revealing new insights into star formation in ...