When it comes to the galactic bulge, age isn't just a number.

Artist’s impression: This photo illustration depicts a view of the night sky just before the predicted merger between our Milky Way galaxy and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. About 3.75 billion ...

When it comes to the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies, there’s a whole “will they or won’t they” thing going on. In 2012 scientists published their results of Hubble Space Telescope observations ...

Massive bulge survey: Hubble mapped a vast area in the Milky Way's dense central bulge, cataloging up to 30 million stars for future comparison. Roman mission prep: The data will help Roman identify ...

A fossilised remnant of the early Milky Way harbouring stars of hugely different ages has been revealed by an international team of astronomers. This stellar system resembles a globular cluster, but ...

The new image is an up-close view of the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the Milky Way's nearest neighbors. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

"The LMC is a survivor." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In its galactic neighborhood, the Milky Way can be something of a bully.

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in January 1925, a paper read by one of his ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the American Astronomical ...

It’s been textbook knowledge for over a century that our Milky Way galaxy is doomed to collide with another large spiral galaxy, Andromeda, in the next 5 billion years and merge into one even bigger ...

What was mapped: Hubble surveyed the Milky Way’s crowded galactic bulge, collecting billions of data points and identifying up to 30 million stars and objects. Why it matters: The dataset provides a ...