What: New analyses using early observations from the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission examine how galaxy mergers trigger active galactic nuclei (AGN), luminou ...

Can you see the Milky Way galaxy from Earth? Yes! And as stargazers and skywatchers know, it’s a stunning sight to see. Comprised of billions of stars, the Milky Way galaxy got its name because from ...

Galaxies are clouds of stars that range in both size and composition. Some contain hundreds of millions of stars while the largest galaxies can contain trillions of stars. And while it’s not entirely ...

When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the night sky, it’s a photo op. Milky Way season, when the galaxy's bright ...