"With an orbital period of 570 days, it is a relatively cold gas giant planet," said Guðmundur Stefánsson of the University ...

Visual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.

Our modern era of space observation and exploration deepens our connection with the universe—and with each other. When NASA ...

Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...

Scientists have created the first-ever 3D maps of star-forming molecular clouds near the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...

Researchers said on Thursday that they had discovered twin-lobed radio jets they suspect were formed when the universe was ...

In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic ...

The planet 51 Pegasi b is a long way from Prior Lake, 48 light years (several billion miles) to be exact. It orbits a fifth magnitude star, similar to our Sun, in the constellation Pegasus. It was ...

STARGAZERS are in for a treat this month as a rare planet parade falls in Andromeda galaxy season. “One of the best planet ...

Watchers of the Connecticut skies should be able to watch the planets line up for 'parade' in February, and the start of ...

researchers have turned their attention to the evolution of metallicity in the Milky Way. With this answer comes more of an idea about where planets are likely to form in our galaxy. They have ...