Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and powerful radio telescopes have likely solved a cosmic mystery—what ...

Astronomers have discovered a likely explanation for a fracture in a huge cosmic "bone" in the Milky Way galaxy, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and radio telescopes.

The assailant, seen right at the point of the break, could be a fast-spinning neutron star, known as a pulsar. Scientists ...

Magnetars are among the rarest—and weirdest—denizens of the galactic zoo. They have powerful magnetic fields and may be the ...

“Audience With the Queen” boasts a big, full sound, with plenty of horns and gospel-style backing vocals from Galactic’s featured vocalist, Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph. The band’s tour trumpeter, Eric ...

Scientists have found evidence for a cosmic collision in the Perseus cluster, a group of thousands of galaxies not far from ...

Sunday is "Star Wars" Day, the unofficial celebration of the beloved space opera that falls every year on May 4.

A sonification of the Milky Way galaxy's core has been turned into sheet music. Find out how it was done. Credit: NASA/CXC/A.

The Borderland community will have a very special “galactic day” of free adoptions, microchips, vaccines and more this ...

Two new research studies explore how a stellar nursery in the heart of the Milky Way is affected by the region’s strong ...

Spring break was out of this world at the One Stop Richmond Hill Community Center, at 110-08 Jamaica Ave., where neighborhood ...