The sun wanders the Milky Way alone; our star orbits the galaxy’s distant center without any stellar siblings. The solar ...

From a window on the International Space Station, astronauts have captured a rare view of a nearby galaxy caught in the act ...

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers traced how Milky Way–like galaxies formed and changed over time.

Witnessing the Milky Way is a profound experience. This article highlights ten premier global locations for stargazing. From ...

Toronto (CTV Network) — A new study done by physicists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that stars at the edge of the Milky Way travel more slowly than those closer to the ...

Just in time for Christmas, a vast star-forming region shaped like a Christmas tree is lighting up space 2,700 light-years from Earth.

Hypervelocity stars have, since the 1920s, been an important tool that allows astronomers to study the properties of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The core of the Milky Way in Sagittarius low in the south ...

The Milky Way galaxy, comprised of billions of stars, will be visible in the night sky until the end of May, particularly between the last quarter moon (May 20) and the new moon (May 30). Light ...

Scientists have made the first image of the Milky Way using neutrinos. The extremely low-mass subatomic particles have no electric charge, and pass easily through gas, dust and even stars on their way ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When will the Milky Way collide with the Andromeda Galaxy?