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

Simulations suggest the faintest galaxies near the Milky Way share one iron level because a single giant first star exploded ...

Astronomers working mostly in Chile dated VVV CL001, a faint globular cluster buried behind dust near the galactic center, at ...

Hubble has released a new image of Messier 30, known as M30, a globular cluster about 27,500 light-years away in the ...

A globular cluster near the center of the Galaxy is hidden behind dense dust, and its age may force astronomers to reconsider ...

"Become an even smaller baby."That one sentence started the story of the universe with baby Sol.In parts ①〜③, we traced the ...

The Milky Way is home to hundreds of billions of stars arranged in a glorious spiral pattern. But beyond the obvious spiral, ...

A study investigated how spiral galaxies like the Milky Way have managed to preserve their structure over billions of years despite cosmic collisions. An analysis of 54 galaxies revealed mechanisms ...

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

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun delivering its first scientific results. Among them is the discovery of new Milky Way ...

A new study claims that the VVV CL001 cluster is around 13.4 billion years old, which could make it the oldest star cluster ...

You've probably heard Star Trek characters throw around terms like "Gamma Quadrant" or "Beta Quadrant." Here's what to know about how the galaxy is divided.