Magnetar flares produce gold, platinum, and other heavy elements in our galaxy, says new research on a strange cosmic flash ...

Astronomers have discovered a likely explanation for a fracture in a huge cosmic "bone" in the Milky Way galaxy, using NASA's ...

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking image of Arp 184, also known as NGC 1961, a peculiar spiral ...

The careening star blasted through the galactic filament, known as "the Snake," at a zippy 1–2 million miles per hour.