Astronomers witnessed two galaxies engaged in an intense deep-space battle for the first time. Watch the “cosmic joust” in action.

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

Mind-boggling beauty abounds in photographs from around the globe submitted to this year's Milky Way Photographer of the Year ...

Astronomers have observed a galaxy dating to an earlier epoch in the universe's history that surprisingly is shaped much like ...

With summer soon approaching, the Milky Way will become more visible in May, especially as the new moon makes the skies dark.

As the Earth rotates, the Milky Way becomes visible in the southeastern sky over the Crosslake Rock Dam on the Pine River Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Crosslake. The waning moon helped to provide the ...

Astronomers have discovered a likely explanation for a fracture in a huge cosmic "bone" in the Milky Way. Using NASA’s ... are found near the center of the galaxy. These elongated formations ...

Astronomers have discovered a likely explanation for a fracture in a huge cosmic "bone" in the Milky Way. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory ... bones or snakes are found near the center of the ...

Listen to Story Nasa researchers looked closely at the mysterious structure It revealed the presence of a break, or fracture The fracture is likely caused by a pulsar Astronomers have discovered a ...

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“It could be a representation of the Great Rift — the dark band of dust that cuts through the Milky Way’s bright band of diffused light ... may have also wrapped them in a galaxy. Not as mere ...

According to evolving research from the University of Portsmouth in the UK, Nut may also have had yet another important association: with the Milky Way galaxy itself. His latest theories are laid ...