Scientists believe the Milky Way contains up to 400 billion stars and at least as many planets. The largest galaxy known, IC 1101, has more than 100 trillion stars. Step outside on a clear night and ...

Thanks to the ESA Gaia mission, researchers can better understand how the Milky Way galaxy may have formed. For instance: In 2018, using Gaia data, researchers from the University of Groningen in the ...

Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...

The Andromeda Galaxy, our nearest galactic neighbor, is a majestic spiral galaxy like the Milky Way. Let’s uncover some fascinating hidden facts about this incredible celestial body!

Size The Milky Way spans 100,000 light-years in diameter, making it a vast galaxy. If you traveled at the speed of light, it would take you 100,000 years to cross from one side to the other.

The Milky Way contains at least ten times more dark matter than visible stars and gas combined. Photo Credit: NASA Milky Way is a spiral galaxy, just like more than two-thirds of known galaxies.