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 ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to discover 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade. A total view of the Virgo ...

Astronomers have discovered a strange new object in our Milky Way galaxy. The celestial object is emitting X-rays around the ...

In this combination of images from NASA/ESA shows three future scenarios for Milky Way & Andromeda encounter. Top left: Galaxies bypass at 1 million light-year separation.

In this combination of images from NASA/ESA shows three future scenarios for Milky Way & Andromeda encounter. Top left: Galaxies bypass at 1 million light-year separation.

The Milky Way was on a collision course with a neighboring galaxy. Not anymore. NASA scientists had forecast an impending crash in four billion years, sending the sun flying ...

Our planet itself is located along one of the galaxy’s spiral arms, about halfway from the center, according to NASA.. The Milky Way sits in a cosmic neighborhood called the Local Group that ...

In this combination of images from NASA/ESA shows three future scenarios for Milky Way & Andromeda encounter. Top left: Galaxies bypass at 1 million light-year separation.

In this combination of images from NASA/ESA shows three future scenarios for Milky Way & Andromeda encounter. Top left: Galaxies bypass at 1 million light-year separation.

In this combination of images from NASA/ESA shows three future scenarios for Milky Way & Andromeda encounter. Top left: Galaxies bypass at 1 million light-year separation.

In this combination of images from NASA/ESA shows three future scenarios for Milky Way & Andromeda encounter. Top left: Galaxies bypass at 1 million light-year separation.

In this combination of images from NASA/ESA shows three future scenarios for Milky Way & Andromeda encounter. Top left: Galaxies bypass at 1 million light-year separation.