The disc of plasma surrounding the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is constantly emitting flares both large and small.

Our Solar System is in motion and cruises at about 200 kilometres per second relative to the center of the Milky Way. During ...

Astrophysicists at UCLA suggest decaying dark matter may drive processes leading to the formation supermassive black holes.

They designed sensors to study cosmic radiation, which is caused by high-energy particles originating from the Sun, the Milky Way galaxy ... radiation beyond our solar system, they appeared ...

"We found that some comets in the inner Oort cloud form a long-lasting spiral structure." Spirals are a repeating theme in ...

The stars as seen from Earth would have looked dimmer 14 million years ago, as the solar system was in the middle of passing ...

One million alien visitors from another star system could already be lurking in the solar system. We aren't talking about ...

What they found revealed a population of dwarf galaxies that are quite unlike the ones circling the Milky Way. Some 2.5 million ... exotic and diverse satellite system. The study has only deepened ...

The best way to view its phase is through a telescope ... Hanging below Venus is Mercury. The solar system’s smallest planet is also bright — magnitude –1.1 — but it is close to the ...

But the average solar panel system of 3.5kWp will cost around £7,000 to install, according to estimates from the Energy Saving Trust. The exact cost will vary, depending on the size of your home and ...