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

If you look up on a clear night from a darksky location, you might see the Milky Way as a faint band of thousands of stars.

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

Scientists previously predicted the pair of galaxies would merge in about five billion years. Now, research suggests that ...

A look at the night sky at any time of year will reveal a faint band of light stretching across the sky -- our solar system's home, the Milky Way. How much do we really know about it?

The team found only a 2 percent probability that the galaxies will collide in the next five billion years. In slightly over half of the simulated scenarios, Andromeda and the Milky Way experience at ...

A probabilistic new map of the universe surrounding the Milky Way reveals that our galaxy is likely part of an even larger ...

Our solar system resides in the spiral Milky Way (MW) Galaxy. American astronomer Edwin Hubble (1889-1953) is credited with discovering the shape and scope of it, so named because it looks like a ...

The Milky Way will become increasingly visible near the end of May because of the moon’s changing phases. Over the next few days, the moon will undergo its waning crescent phase, leaving only a small ...

This means that the Milky Way's history of cosmic violence is not unique to our home galaxy. Nor is it over. "It's survival of the fittest out there," Graham said in a statement.

Perfect for Instagram: Billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, sometimes appear especially vibrant when the band arcs across the night sky. Eric Lagatta Jennifer Sangalang.

Is our home galaxy, the Milky Way Galaxy, a special place? A team of scientists started a journey to answer this question more than a decade ago.