Rutgers researchers have uncovered unique “fingerprints” that reveal how these cosmic systems expand and evolve. A group of scientists led by Rutgers University has found new evidence about how ...

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia space telescope has revealed that our Milky Way galaxy has a giant wave rippling outwards from its center. The unexpected galactic ripple is illustrated in this ...

A giant wave of stars rippling outward from the center of our galaxy has been detected by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia space telescope ...

Space is full of strange and fascinating phenomena that often outdo science fiction. Here are some bite-sized facts about our cosmos and beyond. In 2009, astronomers found ethyl formate near the Milky ...

The source of the Milky Way's strange wobble has finally been revealed, thanks to new data from the ESA's Gaia Space Telescope.

To probe the mysteries of how galaxies evolve over time, scientists needed a supercomputer with out-of-this-world computational power.

Scientists have detected a “Great Wave” which is traveling across the Milky Way galaxy’s centre and responsible for pushing thousands of stars out of place. The Milky Way’s galactic wave was detected ...

Why Sagittarius B2 produces so many stars in comparison to the rest of the galactic center has remained an enduring mystery ...

A giant 'wave' is rippling through the Milky Way, pushing thousands of stars across the galaxy, and scientists don't know what triggered it.

Countless stars in the Milky Way are being raised and lowered by a gigantic wave. This was discovered using data from the Gaia space telescope.

Oct. 6: The full harvest supermoon is at 11:47 p.m. Eastern Time and rises at sunset in the East. This is the first full supermoon of 2025 and the largest and brightest full moon of 2025. Should be a ...

A stronomers have found more evidence that there is a massive ripple traveling through the Milky Way. They have found evidence that stars at the edge of the galactic disk are moving like people doing ...