The billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, should appear especially vibrant in May 2025 as the band ...

The billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, should appear especially vibrant in May 2025 as the band ...

Small companion galaxies around our neighboring Andromeda galaxy appear to stretch and point toward Earth in a fascinating ...

Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, following the declassification of Pluto nearly two decades ago, ...

WD 1856+534b—a freezing world with a surface temperature of -125 degrees Fahrenheit—exists where planets are normally scoured ...

"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. However, ...

Every major galaxy like the Milky Way has a retinue of smaller dwarf galaxies orbiting it. The Milky Way has several dozen, including the famous Large and Small Magellanic clouds. Beginning in the ...

Over the past decade or so, astronomers have speculated about the characteristics of rogue planets in the Milky Way galaxy. These "free-floating" worlds don't orbit stars, but instead roam the ...

The billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, should appear especially vibrant in May 2025. Here's how to ...