Replacing the core of the Milky Way high in the sky is a constellation known as Coma Berenices or “Berenice’s Hair,” named for Egyptian queen Berenice II, who was said to have sacrificed her ...

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 ...

That’s because astronomers have recently released a new and more detailed catalog of the Milky Way, called DECaPS2, which includes 3.32 billion celestial objects. Yes, you read that right: 3.32 ...

The Milky Way is visible year-round in Arizona but a peak time is this weekend. Optimal viewing times are between midnight and 5 a.m., especially during a new moon. Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter ...

The Milky Way, a spiral galaxy, formed about 13.51 billion years ago. Observing the galactic center is difficult because it is surrounded by a thick fog of dust and gas, but the new photo reveals ...

A team of astronomers has pointed the JWST at the outskirts of the Milky Way, observing a region scientists call the "Extreme Outer Galaxy." This area is about 58,000 light-years from the heart of ...