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

Looking at a distant galaxy means looking back in time.

Space is really really big. Planet Earth is located in one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way (called the Orion Arm) which lies about two-thirds of the way out from the center of the galaxy. We know ...

The Andromeda Galaxy, the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbor, glows brightly in a new Hubble Space Telescope image with ...

NGC 5668, observed by Hubble, showcases rapid star formation and frequent supernovae, distinguishing it from our own galaxy.

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo named NGC 5668.

THE Milky Way may have already commenced its ill-fated collision with a neighboring galaxy – and scientists predict this ...

What might our Milky Way galaxy have looked like at that time ... The red galaxy revealed by Webb, along with a spiral galaxy ...

The current generation of gravitational wave detectors could "hear" supernovas over 65 million light-years away, helping ...

a near twin of our Milky Way, is barreling toward us at a staggering 110 kilometers per second. You can already see it coming, if you know where to look—Andromeda’s great spiral appears as a ...