Astronomers have long thought the Milky Way was destined to merge with the nearby Andromeda galaxy. The aftermath of this ...

Both the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies (M31) are part of what's known as the Local Group (LG), which also hosts other ...

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

Towards the end of the month, Mercury will be visible in the western horizon, the space agency said. Californians can observe ...

It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all. Astronomers ...

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

A recent paper reveals we're almost certainly going to collide with a galaxy in the next couple billion years, but it's not ...

Astronomers have believed for decades that the Milky Way is on a collision course with our nearest big neighbor, Andromeda.

A massive barred spiral galaxy from 11.1 billion years ago has been discovered, showing star-forming activity and gas ...

When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the ...

The long-proposed Milky Way and Andromeda galactic merger might not be as certain as astronomers previously believed.

The team found only a 2 percent probability that the galaxies will collide in the next five billion years. In slightly over ...