New mapping of the Milky Way has uncovered a vast family tree of stellar siblings, revealing that hundreds of star clusters ...

For years, the center of our galaxy has been painted as a place where stars go to meet their end — a region ruled by Sagittarius A*, a black hole so massive that its gravity can stretch, tear, and ...

Stars usually form in clusters, which can also form in pairs or groups. Binary clusters (BCs) are defined as pairs of open ...

Astronomers have identified a massive cosmic structure exerting enough force to subtly redirect the motion of our galaxy. The ...

Will the universe keep existing forever? An astrophysicist explains how scientists aren’t entirely sure, but they can make ...