What does the Milky Way look like? Sometimes, the billions of stars comprising our home galaxy appear especially vibrant during “Milky Way season” as the band arcs across the night sky. The reason has ...
Supernova remnants, stellar nurseries and more populate the new edge-on view of the Milky Way as seen from Earth’s southern hemisphere.
Observations show the disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving. Astronomers are still working out the reasons why ...
The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...
First, a quick overview: the Milky Way is classified as a disk galaxy, with a broad circular collection of stars, gas and ...
Astronomers have created the most detailed low-frequency map of the Milky Way, revealing otherwise hidden stars and ...
The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...