With summer soon approaching, the Milky Way will become more visible in May Getty If you’ve ever wanted to see the Milky Way with your own eyes, now’s your chance! There’s something truly ...

The sky holds endless cosmic treasures to admire all year round, but one of the most valuable sights will soon shine at its brightest: the Milky Way. The last two weeks of May 2025 are anticipated to ...

In late May, the Milky Way Galaxy will appear as a vibrant band arching across the night sky. It will be more visible that usual over most of the Northern Hemisphere, according to science news ...

As May unfolds, those in the Northern Hemisphere are in for a treat — the bright band of the Milky Way is set to shine at its best. Many never witness this wonder. About one-third of people ...

During May 2025, the Milky Way, our home galaxy with a disk of stars spanning more than 100,000 light years, will be visible, according to LiveScience.com. Here’s what to know about the unique ...

The Milky Way is really something to see — but not this month, when it’s at the level of the horizon before midnight. (The Columbian files) Stargazers accustomed to scanning the Milky Way ...

Is our home galaxy, the Milky Way Galaxy, a special place? A team of scientists started a journey to answer this question more than a decade ago. Commenced in 2013, the Satellites Around Galactic ...

A long-term survey of small, “satellite” galaxies that orbit larger galaxies across the universe offers new insights into our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Since 2012, the Satellites Around Galactic ...

Galaxies are much bigger than we originally thought, extending far out into deep space — so far that the Milky Way likely interacts with our closest neighbor ...

The Milky Way lights up the sky over Cathedral Rock in the Coconino National Forest in Sedona, Arizona. Deborah Lee Soltesz, U.S. Forest Service Coconino National Forest The starry night sky can ...

A cosmic train wreck may be looming in our future. The Andromeda galaxy, a near twin of our Milky Way, is barreling toward us. You can already see it coming if you know where to look—Andromeda ...

Most of the more than 100 bilion stars in the Milky Way rest on an invisible “halo” that rotates around the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, which scientists previously ...