Astronomers watched how the light brightened and dimmed near the event horizon of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...

Created using data from two extensive surveys, this spectacular radio image of the galactic plane of the Milky Way provides valuable insights into the birth and death of stars.

Get ready to look up — the Milky Way will be visible in Arizona’s night sky over Memorial Day weekend. This awe-inspiring sight is a massive spiral of stars, dust and gas stretching over 100,000 light ...

First-light images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed a 163,000-light-year stream of stars emanating from the ...

Deep-learning model trained on a supernova simulation manages to create a Milky Way simulation in record time.

Summer stargazing season is in full swing, and the July night sky holds some great excuses to stay up late, including beautiful views of the Milky Way, the opportunity to see a “young” star, and early ...

The Milky Way is home to gas, dust, billions of stars, and a supermassive black hole at its center. Living in this galactic home gives us exclusive insight into its components, but it also hinders our ...

The Milky Way galaxy, comprised of billions of stars, will be visible in the night sky until the end of May, particularly between the last quarter moon (May 20) and the new moon (May 30). Light ...

Scientists have made the first image of the Milky Way using neutrinos. The extremely low-mass subatomic particles have no electric charge, and pass easily through gas, dust and even stars on their way ...

July is the best time of the year to view the Milky Way. Why? It’s because during this month, the side of the Earth that’s experiencing night is pointed directly at the heart of the galaxy, ...

Astrotourism continues to be one of the world's leading trends, and many travelers make big plans to cross oceans and ...