Milky Way viewing is at its best right now, especially if you’re in the southern hemisphere. Here's what to look out for, ...

Astronomers have located a rare exoplanet on the edge of the Milky Way.

The Sculptor galaxy is similar in many respects to our Milky Way. It is about the same size and mass, with a similar spiral ...

A study published in Nature Astronomy suggests that there is a 50-50 chance of the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy ...

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

This animation depicts the collision between our Milky Way galaxy and the Andromeda ... Andromeda is visible to the naked eye from Earth. Here it can be seen as a bright spot in the night sky ...

Just last week, for instance, the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City ...

Astronomers studying rare star-forming galaxies reveal how the chaotic past of the universe may mirror the future of the ...

The Sculptor galaxy is similar in many respects to our Milky Way. It is about the same size and mass, with a similar spiral ...

The moment you glimpse the Milky Way stretched across the night sky, you realize how many stars city life has stolen from you ...

Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 kilometers from Australian plains to mountain caves to escape the summer heat. The stars may help them get there.