A team of astronomers has uncovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a star located 4,000 light years away from the solar system ...

Simulation showing the drastic episodes of star formation produced by the approach and interaction of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy with the Milky Way 6,000, 2,000 and 1,000 billion years ago.

Astronomers have discovered a rocky Earth-like planet around a white dwarf star, hinting at our planet's future about eight billion years from now.

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a white dwarf 4,000 light years away, raising questions about Earth ...

They have identified dwarf galaxies and pinpointed when they made contact with our galaxy, including Gaia-Enceladus about 9 billion years ago and the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy roughly 7 ...

Artistic representation of the current interaction between the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy and the Milky Way. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

Scientists have investigated the properties of globular clusters (GCs) to identify those belonging to the tidal stream of the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy (Sgr dSph), a satellite galaxy to ...

It is called Sagittarius A*, pronounced “Sagittarius ... that of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud and the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy near the Milky Way galaxy. All those factors indicate ...

The rocky planet, about the same mass as Earth, revolves around a white dwarf in the constellation Sagittarius. The discovery brings a glimmer of hope for Earth's survival when our sun enters its ...