For those in midlatitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, the arc of our galaxy becomes easier to see in May. Here's when and ...

For decades, astronomers have discovered hundreds of protoplanetary disks—structures believed to represent the early stages ...

The Milky Way is making its first major appearance of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and it’s set to be visible across ...

Astronomers have identified a vast population of potential protoplanetary disks within the turbulent central molecular zone ...

The Milky Way, one of astronomy’s most dazzling phenomena, is our home galaxy with a disk of stars spanning more than 100,000 ...

Many never witness this wonder. About one-third of people, including 80% of Americans, can’t see the Milky Way at all. The ...

New simulation of magnetic turbulence helps scientists study star formation, space weather, and the forces shaping our galaxy ...

An Egyptian sarcophagus shows the sky goddess Nut as being covered in stars and having a dark, undulating curve running ...

When the stars align, about eight months out of the year, the Milky Way and its 100 billion stars can be seen in some form.

In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists have estimated a new lower bound on the mass of ...

Milky Way Tech Hub and the Sherman Phoenix Foundation are partnering to offer free AI-focused workshops to 100 Black ...

A combination of X-ray from NASA's Chandra observatory and radio data indicates that a galactic "fracture" was likely caused ...