We now know that the Milky Way is the primary structure of our galaxy seen edgewise. Additional detail and especially the physical scale of the galaxy took another two centuries to work out. The ...

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

What does the Milky Way look like? Sometimes, the billions of stars comprising our home galaxy appear especially vibrant during “Milky Way season” as the band arcs across the night sky. The reason has ...

For the first time, scientists have built a digital version of the Milky Way that follows the motion of individual stars, not ...

August has been a month jam-packed with cosmic phenomena visible from Earth – from nebulas to meteor showers to planetary conjunctions. But the month isn't over yet. And now, add to the mix one of the ...

Milky Way photography can yield some stunning shots from here on Earth. But what if you had a vantage point at some 400km ...

People will be able to catch a glimpse of the Milky Way galaxy this weekend The Milky Way will be viewable with the naked eye, but telescopes always help The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc ...

Astronomers watched how the light brightened and dimmed near the event horizon of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...

Looking for an alternative to fireworks? Stargazers can catch a cosmic light show this Independence Day when the Milky Way appears in the night sky. The center of our home galaxy, which is composed of ...