Frozen complex organic molecules have been discovered for the first time around a young protostar in a galaxy other than our ...

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First, a quick overview: the Milky Way is classified as a disk galaxy, with a broad circular collection of stars, gas and ...

"No low-frequency radio image of the entire Southern Galactic Plane has been published before, making this an exciting ...

Astronomers have created the most detailed low-frequency map of the Milky Way, revealing otherwise hidden stars and ...

A fantastic new discovery has given astronomy an unexpected window into the formation of life-precursor molecules in an ...

A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's ...

A new study suggests the Milky Way’s gamma-ray glow could be a dark matter signal shaped by ancient galactic mergers.

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) reveals a stunning view of star-forming region Sagittarius C ...

For decades, astronomers have been vying to identify a source for a mysterious gamma-ray excess at the center of the Milky Way. Could dark matter be the answer?

Astronomers from the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have created the largest low-frequency radio ...

People will be able to catch a glimpse of the Milky Way galaxy this weekend The Milky Way will be viewable with the naked eye, but telescopes always help The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc ...