Could an Egyptian coffin, dated 5,000 years ago, hold the answer to one of the night sky’s greatest mysteries? University of ...

In summer, we face toward the Milky Way's hub in the Teapot constellation, home to the galaxy's supermassive black hole.

Researchers may have found our galaxy's missing companions, further bolstering science's most widely accepted cosmological ...

Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...

"The best time to see the Milky Way in (Massachusetts) is from March to September," according to the Capture the Atlas ...

Arizona is an ideal spot to see the Milky Way thanks to its numerous dark-sky places. Here's the best time to see - and ...

The Milky Way's core will be visible this month and through August. Here's what Tennessee stargazers should know.

Alternative to fireworks? Stargazers could instead catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky.

Astronomers have studied the globular cluster 47 Tucanae extensively, but still have many questions. It may have an ...

The Milky Way got its name because from our perspective on Earth, it appears as a faint, milky band of light stretching across the sky. When is the best time to see it from Massachusetts?

The Milky Way appears as a faint, hazy band stretching across the sky, almost like a cloud made of stars. It arches from horizon to horizon and, with dark-adapted eyes, you may even see some ...

Though the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for stargazers to catch a glimpse of the band of billions of stars. "Milky Way season," when the ...