The Milky Way may merge with the Large Magellanic Cloud in 2 billion years, not Andromeda, contrary to previous findings.

Large Magellanic Cloud. X. That is to say, the waves can be manipulated to allow the passage of some, but not others, so that by using five different filters and then combining them, they formed a ...

"The fact that there is only around a 50-50 chance of a merger was very surprising." ...

Since July 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized our cosmic understanding, delivering breathtaking images.

Milky Way viewing is at its best right now, especially if you’re in the southern hemisphere. Here's what to look out for, ...

The most recent nearby supernova, SN 1987A, was in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Milky Way’s youngest known supernova is called G1.9+0.3.

The Milky Way and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy are currently hurtling through space toward each other at a speed of about ...

Hubble observations of NGC 1754 confirm it as a compact, old globular cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud, with a core radius of 2.74 light years, half-mass radius of 10.2 light years, age of 12 ...

A new era in space exploration has officially begun. On 23 June 2025, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile unveiled its ...

Andromeda, the nearest galaxy of a size similar to the Milky Way’s, has long been thought to be on course to collide and ...

The odds of a galactic collision in our distant future are much lower than we thought, according to new simulations.