Two bright, short-lived flares from accreting white dwarfs have been detected near the Milky Way’s core by the South Pole ...

Earth and its neighbors orbit the sun on a relatively flat plane. But what's below this plane, and is anythign below the ...

Researchers from the South Pole Telescope project team looked deep into the center of the Milky Way, discovering powerful, surprising bursts of light from two accreting white dwarf systems.

What is “down” in the vastness of space? Scientists reveal how gravity, cosmic planes, and perspective redefine direction, ...

After its first spaceflight in December, Virgin Galactic sent the same vessel past the edge of the atmosphere for a second time Friday. This time, the rocket plane went higher and faster than before — ...

The Milky Way galaxy is at least 50 percent larger than is commonly estimated, according to new findings that reveal that the galactic disk is contoured into several concentric ripples. The research, ...