By Shreya Dasgupta In Australia, millions of newly hatched Bogong moths embark on an impressive journey twice a year. Each ...

Rather than being flat as a Frisbee, the Milky Way’s star-studded disk is twisted and warped, according to a new three-dimensional map of our home galaxy.If viewed from the side, the spiral arms ...

Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...

Alternative to fireworks? Stargazers could instead catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way ...

Astronomers have used the youngest objects in the Milky Way to build a new map of the galaxy's ... All three of these object types represent fresh rounds of star formation in their own way, ...

As stars move around the galactic center, they serve as a tool for mapping regions of the galaxy that are beyond the direct ...

We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its ...

Astronomers just created a massively detailed Milky Way map with 3.3. billion stars Researchers now have an intricate three-dimensional structural map of billions of objects in our galaxy ...

Astronomers have found a new way of accurately mapping the outer gas disk of the Milky Way using the positions of young stars ...

The astronomers who operate powerful Vera C. Rubin observatory released debut images June 23, 2025, showcasing just exactly ...

Just last week, for instance, the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City ...

Step outside on a clear night, trace the hazy stripe of the Milky Way and enjoy the comfortable illusion that you more or ...