The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has detected a "high-energy neutrino emission from within the Milky Way," according to AAAS.

The century-old mystery of dark matter — the invisible glue thought to hold galaxies together — just got a modern clue.

Learn how many suns exist in the Milky Way and how to understand how many sun-like stars are out there could help us ...

An excess of gamma rays in the center of our galaxy could mean scientists have finally detected dark matter particles—or not ...

For decades, astronomers have been vying to identify a source for a mysterious gamma-ray excess at the center of the Milky ...

Perched high in Chile's Andes, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory sees a breathtaking view of the Milky Way's southern arc.

At the heart of the Milky Way, a faint and widespread glow of gamma rays has puzzled astronomers for decades. The light could ...

Supermassive black holes stand out for their fundamental role in the evolution of galaxies and the history of the universe.

A gamma ray glow at our galaxy’s center has puzzled scientists for almost two decades. New computer simulations back the ...

A maelstrom of star formation close to the center of our galaxy has been revealed in two different wavelengths by the James ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...

Concentrated hydrogen in the galaxy’s spiral arms can be locked away in zircon crystals, providing startling clues about the ...