Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and planets are formed.

NASA said CDG-2 “may be among the most heavily dark matter-dominated galaxies ever discovered” ...

A striking new image of our Milky Way's center, captured by the European Southern Observatory's ALMA, spans more than 650 ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted the most distant “jellyfish galaxy” ever seen — a cosmic oddity ...

UT astronomer Keith Hawkins will discuss how astronomers map the stars in our galaxy to understand its formation and evolution across cosmic time.

Astronomers used RR Lyrae stars to trace the early Milky Way, revealing a rapid formation of its halo and disk, with chemical patterns similar to Andromeda.

The jellyfish galaxy in question. The dashed circles mark the four extra-planar sources that are identified in the galaxy’s tail. Credit: The Astrophysical Journal. Astronomers ...

In a feat of galactic archeology, astronomers are using ever more detailed information to trace the origin of our galaxy—and to learn about how other galaxies formed in the early stages of the ...

Learn how supermassive black holes may be suppressing star formation in nearby galaxies.

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a galaxy whose asymmetric appearance may be the result of a galactic tug of war. Located 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo, the ...