Large galaxies, like the Milky Way, attract smaller galaxies. Our solar system 's cosmic neighborhood spans 100,000 ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) — with a little help from the Hubble Space Telescope — may have found a family of ...

The James Webb Space Telescope may have found dozens of elusive brown dwarfs — strange objects larger than planets but ...

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New research in our Milky Way has revealed a neutron star that rotates around its axis at an extremely high speed. It spins 716 times per second, making it one of the fastest-spinning objects ever ...

Such additions have made it difficult for astronomers to determine the original structure of the Milky Way. In this new effort, the research team claims that by dating a large number of stars in ...

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The Girl Who Made the Milky Way,” a world premiere, family-friendly theatrical experience commissioned by Imagine Theatre, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope may have found dozens of elusive brown dwarfs — strange objects larger than planets but smaller than stars — beyond the Milky Way for the first time ever.

Neutron star rotates around its axis 716 times per second, making it one of the fastest-spinning objects ever observed.