"No low-frequency radio image of the entire Southern Galactic Plane has been published before, making this an exciting ...

Astronomers have created the most detailed low-frequency map of the Milky Way, revealing otherwise hidden stars and ...

A new study suggests the Milky Way’s gamma-ray glow could be a dark matter signal shaped by ancient galactic mergers.

New simulations reveal the glow at Milky Way’s heart may come from dark matter, challenging long-held cosmic theories.

The Milky Way galaxy is like a gigantic ocean gyre or eddy that spins and wobbles around its center. But our home galaxy also has a colossal wave rippling through it, pulling and pushing an ocean of ...

NASA's powerful James Webb Space telescope has revealed a colorful spread of stars and cosmic dust in the Milky Way's most active star-forming region. The telescope was studying Sagittarius B2, a ...

Earth’s journey through the Milky Way’s dense spiral arms might have churned up the planet’s surface 1. As the Solar System spins around the Milky Way’s centre, it passes through ripples of ...

Though the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for stargazers to catch a glimpse of the band of billions of stars. "Milky Way season," when the galaxy's ...

This image captures a richly detailed section of the Milky Way, showcasing a tapestry of stars and glowing nebulas. Against a black cosmic backdrop, countless white stars sparkle like scattered ...

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) captured the center of the Milky Way galaxy in infrared. The image spans "more than 600 light-years," according to the NASA's Ames Research ...

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The Milky Way is a spectacular sight in the summer skies but why does it look so much more brilliant than it does in the winter? For stargazers and astrophotographers in the northern hemisphere, ...