In a groundbreaking achievement in computational astrophysics, scientists have developed the first-ever simulation of the ...

Every new generation of eyes sees a new version of our galaxy, the Milky Way. This Impressionistic swirl of color represents the churning magnetic fields in giant dust clouds near the center of the ...

"The discovery of this stream highlights how much is still unknown about the life histories of galaxies, how the hidden ...

Stargazing North Carolinians are in luck this month – one of astronomy’s most dazzling phenomena will be visible soon. During May 2025, the Milky Way, our home galaxy with a disk of stars spanning ...

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 ...

No matter what you're doing right now – sitting, standing, walking – you're moving. Specifically, you're moving at least four different ways. First, Earth is spinning around on its axis at about 1,000 ...

The Galaxy’s core isn't as densely packed with stars as models suggested, a study finds, aligning it more closely with similar spiral galaxies. Our Galactic home just got a remodel. Peering through ...

Here’s your best chance at catching a glimpse of the Milky Way this month from Kansas, including the upcoming weather forecast. Ryan Michalesko TNS Kansas residents will soon get the chance to see the ...

Astronomers have just discovered two dwarf galaxy candidates orbiting our galaxy. The orientation of these entities suggests there could be up to 500 similar stellar clusters circling the Milky Way, ...

The weird 'wobbly disk' of our galaxy might be the result of a tilted halo of the universe’s most mysterious form of matter. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Astrophysicists shed light on the relationship between the Milky Way and the Egyptian sky-goddess Nut. The paper draws on ancient Egyptian texts and simulations to argue that the Milky Way might have ...

Embark on a journey of discovery beneath the stars with this mesmerizing time-lapse of the Milky Way, where the night sky comes alive in a cosmic dance of light and motion. Watch as the galaxy ...