We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms.

By that metric, the ESA’s Gaia mission is a resounding success. The spacecraft gave us a precise, 3D map of our Milky Way galaxy and has forced us to abandon old ideas and replace them with compelling ...

The magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31), stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way, and ...

Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) imagery was used to create a animation of the warp of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: 2MASS, Adrian Price-Whelan Navy fires commanding officer of Naval Information ...

Researchers from the University of Connecticut have created the first 3D maps of star-forming gas clouds in one of the most ...

Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.

Issues delivered straight to your door "I expect Gaia's best results are still to come." ...

The light temperature changes depending on where you see it in time. And so what it is telling scientists is an awful lot about the early formation of things like the Milky Way Galaxy in ways we ...