The spiral galaxy 2MASX J23453268−0449256 is located nearly 1 billion light-years away from Earth, and measures about three ...

A terrifying glimpse at one potential fate of our Milky Way galaxy has come to light thanks to the discovery of a cosmic ...

There are four spiral arms of the galaxy, with the sun residing on the inner part of a minor arm called Orion. We're located in the boondocks of the Milky Way. There is definitely life here, but ...

Our Solar System is in motion and cruises at about 200 kilometres per second relative to the center of the Milky Way.

Have you ever wondered how astronomers manage to map out the Milky ... Milky Way. This radiation reveals everything from star-forming gas clouds to the shapes of the galaxy's spiral arms.

25,000 light-years from the galaxy's center. Our solar system lives on a minor arm of the Milky way called the Orion Spur. The Orion Spur branches off from the Sagittarius Arm, one of the galaxy's ...