Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...

A collision between the Milky Way and neighboring galaxy Andromeda is far from a sure thing; in fact, it could hinge on the flip of a cosmic coin.

NASA's Chandra Observatory has combined different wavelength images of the Andromeda galaxy to honor astronomer Vera Rubin, ...

The Andromeda galaxy is also known as Messier 31. It is a spiral galaxy located about 2.5 million light-years from Earth. On ...

Created as a tribute to dark matter pioneer Vera Rubin, the image was created with the aid of a vast array of telescopes.

“For example, Chandra’s X-rays reveal the high-energy radiation around the supermassive black hole at the center of M31 as ...

Astronomers have long thought that the Milky Way is headed for an inevitable crash with its neighbor, Andromeda. But a new ...

Milky Way viewing is at its best right now, especially if you’re in the southern hemisphere. Here's what to look out for, ...

What does the Milky Way look like?. Sometimes, the billions of stars comprising our home galaxy appear especially vibrant during “Milky Way season” as the band arcs across the night sky. The ...

The Milky Way was on a collision course with a neighboring galaxy. Not anymore. NASA scientists had forecast an impending crash in four billion years, sending the sun flying ...

The Milky Way may merge with the Large Magellanic Cloud in 2 billion years, not Andromeda, contrary to previous findings.

Alternative to fireworks? Stargazers could instead catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way ...