"The fact that there is only around a 50-50 chance of a merger was very surprising." A titanic cosmic collision between the Milky Way and its closest large galactic neighbor, Andromeda, may not be as ...

July is an excellent month for astrophotographers. The clear summer skies and warm nights help, but what will excite night sky-watchers are its three meteor showers, striking lunar conjunctions and ...

July will kick off with colorful flashes of light during Independence Day celebrations across the United States, but the ...

Both the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies (M31) are part of what's known as the Local Group (LG), which also hosts other ...

The team found only a 2 percent probability that the galaxies will collide in the next five billion years. In slightly over half of the simulated scenarios, Andromeda and the Milky Way experience at ...

The 2025 edition of the Milky Way photographer of the year contest has unveiled a remarkable gallery of night sky images that transport viewers deep into the cosmos. Among the striking entries is ...

Scientists previously predicted the pair of galaxies would merge in about five billion years. Now, research suggests that ...

Milky Way viewing is at its best right now, especially if you’re in the southern hemisphere. Here's what to look out for, ...

A new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy found that there is a 50-50 chance that the Milky Way and the Andromeda ...

A new generation of black hole research is unfolding thanks to artificial intelligence, massive simulations, and cutting-edge ...

Astronomers have found a new way of accurately mapping the outer gas disk of the Milky Way using the positions of young stars ...