Maffei 1 and 2 are faint, dust-obscured galaxies near the Milky Way—discovered in 1967 and challenging targets for deep-sky ...

Our galaxy will make for a particularly splendid sight on the dark nights surrounding the new moon phase on July 24.

The Milky Way could be surrounded by dozens of yet-undetected satellite galaxies. Scientists are using advanced simulations to predict the existence of these invisible structures. Satellite ...

Astronomers have discovered a 200-light-year-wide Giant Molecular Cloud dubbed the Midpoint cloud that seems to be feeding ...

Earth's famous Hubble Telescope has just revealed the first images of a mysterious interstellar object racing through our ...

The universe beyond our Solar System is vast and filled with mysteries, and some of its most fascinating secrets lie just beyond our cosmic doorstep. While the Sun is the closest star to Earth, it's ...

The Gemini North telescope in Hawaii recently snapped a close-up of the comet that's captured the world’s attention.