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

A new observatory in Chile has produced a stunningly detailed image of a nebula resembling cotton candy, using the largest ...

The first images released by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory show details of our Solar System with unprecedented clarity.

The Milky Way's core will be visible this month and through August. Here's what Tennessee stargazers should know.

We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its ...

In just over 10 hours of test observations, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory captured millions of celestial objects, opening the ...

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

The Sculptor galaxy is similar in many respects to our Milky Way. It is about the same size and mass, with a similar spiral ...

Sauk Prairie will get a glimpse of one of the two eclipses that will occur over the next thirty days. The total solar eclipse ...

Galaxies shine in a rainbow of emissions from gas, dust, and stars. Each of these building blocks emits light at specific ...

Astronomers have found a new way of accurately mapping the outer gas disk of the Milky Way using the positions of young stars ...

A mysterious region near the center of the Milky Way has captured the attention of astronomers. Known as Sagittarius C, this strange place holds thousands of newborn stars, huge clouds of gas, and ...