A new supercomputer simulation traces how thousands of small galaxies eventually became the Milky Way.

Dark clouds swirl across a star-speckled sky as the Milky Way stretches above La Silla Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert.

In the early days of the universe, our home looked very different from how it does today. Back then, the region in our ...

Near the centre of the Milky Way, a swarm of stars hurtles around a supermassive black hole at extraordinary speeds. Studying ...

The Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies than scientists have previously been able to predict or observe, according to new research. Cosmologists at Durham University used a new technique ...

Explore the center of our own galaxy like never before. This stunning animation takes you on a breathtaking trip through the stars of the Milky Way, ending with the historic, real image of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When will the Milky Way collide with the Andromeda Galaxy?

Scientists suspect a black hole lurks at the center of most galaxies. The Milky Way’s black hole is called Sagittarius A*. (A* is scientist-code for “A-star.”) Its gravity, or attractive force, is so ...

A photographer has captured a magnificent timelapse of the Milky Way above New York City using infrared camera equipment. The ...

September may be a good time to catch a sight of the Milky Way's center while it's still easily visible in 2026 across the US. Here's how.

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We are not alone—at least as a galaxy. About 50 dwarf galaxies surround the Milky Way. But when its intense gravity inevitably draws them to venture too close, they will probably be annihilated. It’s ...