News

"Core season" for the Milky Way has arrived, with our galaxy visible all night as a band of light arching across the sky.
In June 2025, skywatchers can witness the Milky Way's central bulge. NASA highlights this event, best viewed from dark ...
When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the ...
This June, the Milky Way’s brilliant heart lights up the night as planets align and the solstice sun marks Earth’s celestial tipping point.
Astronomers say that a collision between the Milky Way and Andromeda may not be a forgone conclusion and “we could avoid this ...
The mystery object, located just a short 15,000 light-years from Earth in our Milky Way galaxy, was spotted emitting unusual ...
Astronomers now believe the Milky Way’s “inevitable” collision with a neighboring galaxy is much less likely than originally thought.
The Milky Way may merge with the Large Magellanic Cloud in 2 billion years, not Andromeda, contrary to previous findings.
THERE’S some real stars quality in the nightscapes nominated for the annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year.  Photos taken ...
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is a spiral galaxy with a disk of stars spanning more than 100,000 light-years. Check out ...
When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the night sky, it’s a photo op ...