Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a colorful view of the famous Trifid and Lagoon nebulas illuminated from within by ...

“Long-exposure photos make the Milky Way’s bright stars and dark dust clouds even clearer. And while our eyes see it in ...

A near-complete census of our interstellar neighborhood hopes to answer how stars, brown dwarfs and rogue planets form ...

Surveying nearby galaxies in the process of merging with other galaxies, astronomers have identified massive, dense star ...

Astronomers reveal a new map of the Milky Way, showing a clumpy gas structure in its outer disk. The discovery reshapes how ...

Though the Strawberry Moon reached its peak this morning, it will still be partially visible tonight. Find out when and where ...

You haven't seen a full moon quite like this in a long time. Here's why this year's Strawberry Moon is so special.

Mars, Jupiter and Mercury will all appear low in the west after sunset. Look for bright Venus low in the eastern sky for about two hours before the sun rises all month long. The crescent moon and ...

New research led by Dr. James De Buizer at the SETI Institute and Dr. Wanggi Lim at IPAC at Caltech revealed surprising ...

The massive core of our Milky Way galaxy serves as the backdrop to Full Moons, planetary conjunctions, and meteor showers ...

Separated by a distance of around 11 million light-years, these structures are thought to be "shock fronts" resulting from ...

June 2025 presents a unique chance to observe the Milky Way's core, visible from evening until dawn in dark locations.