Computer simulations carried out by astronomers from the University of Groningen in collaboration with researchers from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An artist's concept depicts the Milky Way galaxy and its spiral shape. Our solar system is located in one of the spiral arms. - ...

American astronomer Edwin Hubble (after whom the Hubble Space Telescope is named) coined the term “Local Group” for the galaxies he had identified as moving through space with the Milky Way. The term ...

(CNN) — A collision between our Milky Way galaxy and its largest neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, predicted to occur in about 4.5 billion years, has been anticipated by astronomers since 1912. But new ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A collision between ...