Astronomers have determined that VVV CL001, a metal-poor globular cluster near the center of the Milky Way, is about 13.4 ...

When you think of galaxies, you probably imagine them spinning around in a spiral. Our Milky Way galaxy, along with the solar ...

Astronomers have uncovered the 12.3-billion-year-old ruins of an ancient galaxy hiding in the jumbled jungle of the Milky Way's center. For billions of years, our home galaxy grew into a cosmic giant ...

At the exact center of the Milky Way, hidden behind thick clouds of gas and dust, sits an object so dense that light itself cannot escape its pull. Astronomers call it Sagittarius A*, and decades of ...

By analyzing data on around 100,000 quasars, or extremely luminous galactic nuclei, researchers at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) have found statistical evidence that some supermassive black holes at ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that our Sun may have traveled across the Milky Way as part of a massive migration of Sun-like stars billions of years ago. The journey may have carried the solar ...

You've probably heard Star Trek characters throw around terms like "Gamma Quadrant" or "Beta Quadrant." Here's what to know ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers say a dwarf galaxy, left, merged with the primitive Milky Way galaxy about 12 billion years ago. - NASA / ESA / Joseph ...

Astronomers say a dwarf galaxy, left, merged with the primitive Milky Way galaxy about 12 billion years ago. Credit: NASA / ESA / Joseph Olmsted illustration Astronomers have uncovered the ...