Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.

In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic ...

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...

Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.

In the 1920s, astronomers thought that the Milky Way was the entire universe. Hubble's discovery revealed a much bigger ...

So how well do you know the Milky Way? Let's test your knowledge of our galaxy's size, age, speed and more with the 15 ...

"Interestingly, the quasar powering this massive radio jet does not have an extreme black hole mass compared to other quasars ...

It can be seen with the naked eye on a very clear autumn night as a faint cigar-shaped ... was actually very far outside our own Milky Way galaxy -- at a distance of approximately 2.5 million ...

Astro Tourism is the travel trend you didn’t know you needed. As 6 planets align in February 2025, here are best spots to watch the rare event in Saudi Arabia.