When you look up at the night sky, do you wonder about what's out there? Most of the stars we can see with the naked eye reside within our own galaxy. And now we know a lot more about them. The ...

On this artist impression of the Milky Way, based on data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia telescope, the location of the new star-formation map is shown. The star-formation region that is mapped ...

The European Space Agency's Gaia telescope revealed half a million newfound stars, and detailed the orbits of over 150,000 asteroids. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When you see a distant star in the night sky, it might twinkle and ...

The European Space Agency space telescope also found over 380 gravity-lensed quasars and detailed the orbits of over 150,000 asteroids. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

This time, astronomers will see all the way to the Milky Way's edge. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The European Space Agency's ...

The space telescope Gaia has created the largest three-dimensional map of the Milky Way ever. On January 15, 2025, Gaia shut down after 11 years in space. But the research on data Gaia collected will ...