By studying what makes the Milky Way unique, astronomers are hoping to understand our galaxy’s past and unravel the mystery ...

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

A previously unexplored globular cluster glitters with multicolored stars in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. Globular ...

A groundbreaking new survey from China’s LHAASO observatory has unveiled powerful ultrahigh-energy gamma-ray emissions across ...

By looking at the shifting of stars in photos from the New Horizons probe, astronomers have calculated its position in the ...

This bright core — the center of the galaxy — is the brightest and most impressive part of the Milky Way. It's home to many nebulae and star clusters that look fabulous in binoculars.

No telescope has basked in the night sky quite like the enormous new Vera Rubin Observatory. Here's what it could reveal ...

COZMIC clones of the Milky Way Each COZMIC (COZMIC I, COZMIC II, and COZMIC III) run starts with the same early‑ universe snapshot but tweaks the way invisible particles behave. Instead of a single ...

Milky Way has 50-50 chance of colliding with galaxy billions of years from now It turns out that a looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen, after all.

Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant glory, shining in thousands of colors. The dazzling panoramic shot released Wednesday of the Sculptor galaxy is so detailed ...