Velocities of massive star candidates within the SMC shown as vectors. The colors of the arrows represent the direction of motion. Relative to the LMC, located at the bottom left of the image, most ...

Two new studies have measured the expansion of the universe in our immediate cosmic neighborhood using a novel method that ...

Billions of stars fill our galaxy that become visible at certain times of year. And in the U.S., that time, known as "Milky Way season," is beginning.

Astronomers taking a close look at our nearest neighbor galaxy have made a highly unusual and model-challenging discovery; the vast majority of its satellite galaxies appear to be pointing in our ...