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

July will kick off with colorful flashes of light during Independence Day celebrations across the United States, but the ...

Using gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is ...

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

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

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

July is an excellent month for astrophotographers. The clear summer skies and warm nights help, but what will excite night sky-watchers are its three meteor showers, striking lunar conjunctions and ...

COZMIC simulator crafted detailed models of the Milky Way to investigate dark matter and how the universe might behave under ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...

"Milky Way season," when the galaxy's bright center becomes easier to see from Earth, typically runs from February to October, according to Milky Way photography website Capture the Atlas.

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

Witness the breathtaking beauty of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, through 6 stunning images captured by NASA's Hubble Space ...