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 website.

This image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the massive galaxy cluster Abell 1351, located in the constellation Ursa ...

Ten areas in the sky were selected as “deep fields” that the Dark Energy Camera imaged several times during the survey, ...

Highlighting 10 major astronomical milestones of the past century in celebration of the Royal Greenwich Observatory’s 350th ...

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

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 ...

While good news for the Milky Way galaxy, the latest forecast may be moot for humanity. "We likely won't live to see the benefit," lead author Till Sawala of the University of Helsinki said in an ...

But the only way to get to a new prediction about the eventual fate of the Milky Way will be with even better data.” DOI: Nature Astronomy, 2025. 10.1038/s41550-025-02563-1 (About DOIs).

THERE’S some real stars quality in the nightscapes nominated for the annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year. Photos taken from space, Chile and the US are all in the running for the out-of… ...

A Milky Way twin like never before found by James Webb Space Telescope “Zhúlóng stands out due to its striking resemblance to the Milky Way in terms of shape, size, and stellar mass,” says Xiao.

Astronomy & Astrophysics. Astronomers Discover “Space Tornadoes” Around the Milky Way’s Core Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 years as a science journalist, specializing in ...