First, a quick overview: the Milky Way is classified as a disk galaxy, with a broad circular collection of stars, gas and ...

Observations show the disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving. Astronomers are still working out the reasons why ...

One other thing the Gaia data has been clarifying is that the Milky Way's disk is not serene and flat, but warped and ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Astronomers recently made an important discovery when they found a rare "in-sync" solar system with six planets all moving in one big grand harmony, completely untouched by outside ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered a rare solar system in the Milky Way that boasts six planets orbiting in perfect rhythm like a cosmic orchestra, untouched by outside forces since ...

Learn how many suns exist in the Milky Way and how to understand how many sun-like stars are out there could help us ...

Our solar system has been orbiting the Milky Way's black hole heart for 4.6 billion years. But it is hard to pin down exactly how many trips around the galaxy our sun has made during that time. When ...

Frozen complex organic molecules have been discovered for the first time around a young protostar in a galaxy other than our ...

(CNN) – Astronomers have discovered a rare family of six planets about 100 light years from Earth. The exo-planets are larger than the Earth but smaller than Neptune. The planets are in a ...