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Admire our galaxy’s dramatic galactic core—a sparkly bulge of stars and gas—while summer’s short ‘Milky Way season’ lasts ...
The Milky Way's core will be visible this month and through August. Here's what Tennessee stargazers should know.
Using gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is ...
By looking at the shifting of stars in photos from the New Horizons probe, astronomers have calculated its position in the ...
Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...
Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...
Milky Way viewing is at its best right now, especially if you’re in the southern hemisphere. Here's what to look out for, ...
Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...