Scientists believe the Milky Way contains up to 400 billion stars and at least as many planets. The largest galaxy known, IC 1101, has more than 100 trillion stars. Step outside on a clear night and ...

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Astronomers have discovered a giant, 500-light-year-wide cavity between two star-forming regions in the constellations ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers say they've spotted an object in our solar system that's believed to be from another ...

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Galaxies, including the Milky Way, grow from thick, turbulent disks into layered structures. JWST’s images show this process ...