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

John Travolta made a surprise appearance at a “Grease” sing-along at the Hollywood Bowl dressed up as his beloved character, ...

Milky Way viewing is at its best right now, especially if you’re in the southern hemisphere. Here's what to look out for, ...

Sky watchers around the world have a new star to hunt for in the night sky, thanks to a recently detected explosion in our ...

Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it ...

A microquasar belonging to our Milky Way galaxy has set records by generating cosmic rays with energy levels never before ...

WASHINGTON - The Sculptor galaxy is similar in many respects to our Milky Way. It is about the same size and mass, with a ...

A new composite image of the Andromeda Galaxy is offering an unprecedented view of our closest spiral galactic neighbor. Composed by NASA and international space partners, the image combines data from ...

A surprising new look at the Milky Way has scientists rethinking everything we thought we knew about our home galaxy. Thanks ...

Black holes are invisible, yet they are among the brightest things in the universe. If a star wanders too close to a black ...

Astronomers have located a rare exoplanet on the edge of the Milky Way.

“We also find an approximately 0.3 percent chance that Mars will be lost through collision or ejection and an approximately 0 ...