Ancient Greek theories on the Milky Way galaxy ranged from mythology to science, with ideas from Democritus, Aristotle and ...

Space is a big place and there's lots of strange stuff out there, but scientists aren't quite sure where these massive space ...

Astronomers have discovered a new giant molecular cloud (GMC) in the Milky Way, a finding that has expanded our understanding ...

A team of astronomers at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) discovered the cloud at the midpoint of a dust lane within the Milky Way’s central bar, approximately 23,000 light-years away.

"Could our galaxy one day experience similar high-energy phenomena that will have serious consequences for the survival of ...

(CNN) — Over the past decade, scientists have detected a puzzling phenomenon: radio pulses coming from within our Milky Way ...

Closer to home in our own Milky Way galaxy, Spherex will hunt for water and other ingredients of life in the icy clouds between stars where new solar systems emerge. The cone-shaped Spherex — at ...

The Radcliffe wave. The clouds that comprise this structure are highlighted in red and superimposed on an artist’s illustration of the Milky Way. The location of the Sun is highlighted by the yellow ...

The Milky Way ski area: Just like the galaxy in the sky, the six ski resorts of the Milky Way (Via Lattea as it’s known to Italians) offer skiing and riding out of this stratosphere! The six ski ...

“The air permitting world — what is permissible and what isn’t, and what is a compliance issue — it’s way too complicated for the individual person to parse.” Emissions from oil and gas sites comprise ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday’s firing squad execution.

This appears to be the closest supermassive black hole outside our Milky Way galaxy, according to a report that's appearing in The Astrophysical Journal. While scientists think that most galaxies have ...