As the Sun and its planets orbit the center of the galaxy, we carve out a path that scientists have previously calculated ...

Astronomers measure the speed at which the solar system is hurtling through space by mapping surrounding galaxies and ...

Our Solar System orbits the galactic center at an estimated 792,000 kilometers per hour, taking 225 million Earth years to ...

Our solar system is speeding through the galaxy at more than three times the velocity scientists once believed, according to a new peer-reviewed study. The findings,released in November 2025, could ...

What is the actual speed and direction of our solar system as it moves through the cosmos, and how does this compare to ...

A large radio galaxy study finds our solar system moves faster than theory predicts, raising new questions about how matter ...

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is being pushed across the universe by a large unseen force, according to new research. Although it may not seem like a friendly gesture, the newly discovered Dipole ...

We know a lot about our Milky Way Galaxy’s location in the universe thanks to efforts to map the distances to nearby galaxies. Our galaxy is a member of the Local Group — a small collection of ...

There are plenty of awesome objects in the universe, made more marvelous by scientists’ ability to image and understand the laws and processes that make them possible. Each year, researchers make new ...