By studying what makes the Milky Way unique, astronomers are hoping to understand our galaxy’s past and unravel the mystery ...

"The best time to see the Milky Way in (Massachusetts) is from March to September," according to the Capture the Atlas ...

For over a decade, scientists have waited for a glimpse beneath the cosmic dust veiling the galaxy. Now, using the European Southern Observatory’s VISTA telescope, they've unveiled over 1.5 billion ...

Arizona is an ideal spot to see the Milky Way thanks to its numerous dark-sky places. Here's the best time to see - and ...

Milky Way has 50-50 chance of colliding with galaxy billions of years from now It turns out that a looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen, after all.

By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant glory, shining in thousands of colors. The dazzling panoramic ...

Astronomers have located a rare exoplanet on the edge of the Milky Way. The exoplanet, a gas giant named AT2021uey b, orbits a low-mass star and is located about 3,200 light-years away from Earth ...

Photographer captures the Milky Way in one of the UK's darkest places Link Copied! For the last hundred years, pollution from artificial light has seeped into the night sky and wildlife are suffering.

“If you go to the Australian bush, where these moths live, and look around you at night, one of the most obvious visual landmarks is the Milky Way,” Dreyer said.

A new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy found that there is a 50-50 chance that the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy could collide in the next few billion years. KXAN's space ...

A USC-led research team has created a series of supercomputer-simulated twins of our Milky Way galaxy—which could help scientists unlock new answers about one of the biggest mysteries in the ...