The Milky Way contains a modest amount of alien civilizations, a new paper proposes — and there's a reason we aren't seeing ...

As the crisp autumn air rolls in, October presents a prime opportunity for stargazers to witness the beauty of the Andromeda ...

Astronomers have discovered a surprisingly "pristine" red giant with the lowest concentration of heavy elements ever seen in ...

In an interview with the BBC, professor of particle physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of ...

Astronomers see no stars ejected from the center of our Milky Way galaxy, giving them important information about the Sgr A* black hole.

The Milky Way ripples like a vast cosmic wave. Gaia’s precise measurements reveal a colossal motion sweeping through the ...

A team of astronomers have found a mysterious object in the distant universe that could be dark matter or an inactive smaller ...

Every one of us is unique and important, but at the same time, we’re a microscopic part of something that’s beyond ...

Complex, intelligent life in the galaxy appears vanishingly rare, with the nearest possible civilization perhaps 33,000 light ...

Every one of us is unique and important, but at the same time, we’re a microscopic part of something that’s beyond ...