The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has already uncovered two previously unknown companions of the Milky Way using preliminary observations covering just 7% of the night sky. The discoveries include an ...

Hubble has released a new image of Messier 30, known as M30, a globular cluster about 27,500 light-years away in the ...

Where are all the aliens? We've yet to find life outside of that on Earth, but that doesn't mean scientists aren't looking. In fact, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence is going strong, and ...

On September 6, 2018, the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake occurred.An unprecedented blackout occurred, leaving the entire ...

However, just a decade ago, some researchers discovered that another species was also capable of moving by following the sky.

Simulations suggest the faintest galaxies near the Milky Way share one iron level because a single giant first star exploded in each.

Even before the official start of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s 10-year scientific survey, astronomers have identified two previously unknown objects orbiting the Milky Way in its test data ...

Scientists searching for alien signals may have stumbled upon a rapidly spinning dead star near the Milky Way’s center, but ...

Can you still see the Milky Way from your city? An analysis of 50 Indian cities reveals that only six have skies dark enough ...

An exhilarating period for science,’ say UChicago scientists who played key role in telescope design and deployment ...