Created using data from two extensive surveys, this spectacular radio image of the galactic plane of the Milky Way provides ...

Astronomers have created the most detailed low-frequency map of the Milky Way, revealing otherwise hidden stars and ...

Learn how many suns exist in the Milky Way and how to understand how many sun-like stars are out there could help us ...

If you’ve ever looked up at the night sky and marveled at the sheer number of stars, imagine being able to see the Milky Way ...

The Milky Way is a rich and complex environment. We see it as a luminous line stretching across the night sky, composed of ...

Observations show the disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving. Astronomers are still working out the reasons why ...

One other thing the Gaia data has been clarifying is that the Milky Way's disk is not serene and flat, but warped and ...

The center of our Milky Way galaxy is expected to shine every night through August as it gets higher in a darker sky. Spectators will have the best luck on cloud-free nights and in locations away from ...

Researchers may have identified what could be a compelling clue in the ongoing hunt to prove the existence of dark matter. A mysterious diffuse glow of gamma rays near the center of the Milky Way has ...

Frozen complex organic molecules have been discovered for the first time around a young protostar in a galaxy other than our ...

Are you wondering if you can see the Milky Way in Texas? There's still time. Here's what you need to know to see this phenomenon. The Milky Way is a vast spiral galaxy, composed of stars, dust, and ...

The center of our Milky Way galaxy is expected to shine every night through August as it gets higher in a darker sky. Spectators will have the best luck on cloud-free nights and in locations away from ...