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New dwarf planet discovered beyond the orbit of NeptuneAstronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond Neptune, it orbits the sun every 25,000 years.
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See the best Milky Way photos of the yearMind-boggling beauty abounds in photographs from around the globe submitted to this year's Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest.
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The rarest black holes in the universe may be 'wandering' our galaxyDozens of 'wandering' black holes could be tumbling through our galaxy right now, new simulations hint. Their existence could help solve a longstanding cosmic puzzle.
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May's best stargazing week has begun. Here's what to see.This week is the best time in May to view the night sky. Here's everything you can see during May's dark skies, from an upside-down bear to some of the oldest stars in the universe.
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Space photo of the week: Cotton candy clouds shine in one of Hubble's most beautiful images everThe Large Magellanic Cloud, which is visible only from the Southern Hemisphere, has been caught in the crosshairs of the Hubble Space Telescope.
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The Milky Way will be visible across the US this month. Here's how to get the best views.For those in midlatitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, the arc of our galaxy becomes easier to see in May. Here's when and where to look.
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Space photo of the week: Bizarre 1-armed spiral galaxy stuns Hubble scientistsAstronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to image "peculiar" galaxy Arp 184 (NGC 1961) about 190 million light-years away. Remarkably, the spiral galaxy has only one visible arm.
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Did astronomers just discover the smallest galaxy in the universe?A mysterious cluster of 60 stars may be just another Milky Way star cluster, or it may be one of the smallest galaxies ever seen.
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Ancient Egyptians drew the Milky Way on coffins and tombs, linking them to sky goddess, study findsA new study links the Egyptian goddess Nut with the Milky Way galaxy.
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