Where exactly are we in the Milky Way? This video maps our true cosmic address with Gaia data—central bar, spiral arms, dark-matter halo, and the Orion Arm where the Solar System lives—and explains ...

This image captures a richly detailed section of the Milky Way, showcasing a tapestry of stars and glowing nebulas. Against a ...

Scientists created the most accurate 3D map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope. The star-formation region that is ...

The Andromeda galaxy lies just beyond (...OK, about 2.5 million light-years beyond) our galaxy, the Milky Way. These galaxies are more than just neighbors: They're gravitationally bound. And for the ...

"For the first time, we have succeeded in taking a zoomed-in image of a dying star in a galaxy outside our own Milky Way." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The Milky Way's core will be visible to stargazers in the southern hemisphere, including Tennessee, this month and throughout August. No special equipment is needed to view the galaxy, just a dark sky ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. Though the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. What you're looking at when the Milky Way is visible is the bright center of our galaxy with billions of ...