NASA's newest astrophysics space telescope launched in March on a mission to create an all-sky map of the universe. Now ...

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 ...

Another clue about the whereabouts of the missing matter in the Universe has just emerged from amid the largest local cosmic structure. X-ray observations have revealed a massive filament of hot gas, ...

It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all. Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding ...

But the only way to get to a new prediction about the eventual fate of the Milky Way will be with even better data.” DOI: Nature Astronomy, 2025. 10.1038/s41550-025-02563-1 (About DOIs).

It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all.Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is ...

"Milky Way season," when the galaxy's bright center becomes easier to see from Earth, typically runs from February to October, according to Milky Way photography website Capture the Atlas.

A collision between the Milky Way and neighboring galaxy Andromeda is far from a sure thing; in fact, it could hinge on the flip of a cosmic coin.

It's home to at least a trillion stars. The Milky Way, meanwhile, hosts about 100-400 billion stars (it's hard to say because we're in it, so our telescopes can't see all of it).

The Milky Way is our galaxy, a massive system made of stars, gas and dust. It is estimated to contain more than 100 billion stars and is about 100,000 light-years across.

Technically, you can always see the Milky Way, but some times of the year are better for viewing than others. The end of May just so happens to be that time. "Milky Way season," when the galaxy's ...