Using the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, an international team of astronomers has observed ...

Arizona stargazers can see the Milky Way without special equipment. Learn when and where to spot our galaxy's bright center.

A rare star reveals how the Universe's first stars exploded, helping explain the Milky Way’s outer halo and its unusual chemistry.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that our Sun may have traveled across the Milky Way as part of a massive migration of ...

Milky Way season, when the galaxy's bright center is visible, is underway. The best viewing time in the Northern Hemisphere ...

What does the Milky Way look like? Sometimes, the billions of stars comprising our home galaxy appear especially vibrant during “Milky Way season” as the band arcs across the night sky. The reason has ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all. Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral ...

Astronomers have discovered a flattened structure of matter around the Milky Way that explains the unusual motion of nearby galaxies.

"Milky Way season" is here, and dark sky areas in Michigan offer prime visibility of our galaxy.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all. Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two ...

A nearby galaxy is behaving strangely—and now scientists know why. The Small Magellanic Cloud’s stars move in chaotic ...