Astrophysicists suggest our galaxy may lie inside a "cosmic void" - offering a new explanation for the universe’s conflicting ...

Fresh evidence claims that the Earth and the surrounding galaxy are suspended inside a cosmic void based on echoes from the Big Bang.

The Earth might be near the center of a vast low-density void in space, which could explain one of the cosmos's greatest ...

According to a provocative new study, that might just be our cosmic address. This idea is meant to solve one of the biggest ...

Sounds of Big Bang' Shed New Light on Milky Way Galaxy's Uncanny Home Most of the astronomical objects are identified by ...

New research presented at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) in Durham suggests a ...

In the background, the gassy, oblong Milky Way is visible. The Milky Way is seen edge-on, meaning that the photo looks across the galaxy’s diameter.

This background galaxy is about 4.42 billion light-years away and its light has been distorted by gravity as it travels. The far-away galaxy has not been observed before and does not have a name.

Milky Way photos: Instagram-worthy images show our galaxy visible in the sky Perfect for Instagram: Billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, sometimes appear especially vibrant ...

The galaxy it encircles (NGC 6505) is around 590 million light-years from Earth. The background galaxy from which the light emanates, at 4.42 billion light years, is much farther away.

A galaxy cluster bends light from seven background galaxies around it, letting astronomers peer into space and time ...

How astronomers used gravitational lensing to discover 44 new stars in distant galaxy The most powerful telescope ever put into space has made a historic discovery.