Using the Chile-based ALMA telescope, the researchers examined the dynamics and chemistry of a central region.

Far beyond the Milky Way, in a nearby satellite galaxy, a giant star has been shifting in a way astronomers did not expect.

For ancient Arab travelers, the sky was a faithful guide, and a glowing river of stars stretching across the night, inspired ...

A blood-red moon will soon grace the skies for a total lunar eclipse — and there won’t be another until late 2028. Related ...

What: Researchers report the possible discovery of a millisecond pulsar near the Galactic Center using data from the ...

A Kentucky lake town turns magical after dark, with quiet docks, soft water sounds, and Milky Way skies that feel unreal on ...

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke announced Wednesday that it was his medical incident aboard the International Space Station in ...

Astronomers have witnessed one of our universe’s biggest stars transforming into a rare stellar body, and the dramatic metamorphosis may be the prequel to a powerful supernova explosion that sees this ...

A blood-red moon will soon grace the skies for a total lunar eclipse.

Viewing conditions will play a key role in how clearly people can see the alignment. Experts recommend finding a location ...

ALMA’s most ambitious galactic survey yet exposes a wild, filament-filled stellar nursery at the very heart of the Milky Way. Astronomers have produced a remarkable new view of the center of the Milky ...

Deep inside a dust-choked galaxy, astronomers have uncovered a chemical environment far more complex than expected.