Astronomers say they have traced a mysterious pulsing in the Milky Way to a surprising source: a dead star locked in a dance ...

When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...

Researchers have revealed the first three-dimensional (3D) map of the properties of interstellar dust in the Milky Way Galaxy ...

Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...

A NASA telescope was launched into space from California on Tuesday for a mission to explore the origins of the universe and ...

In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei used the newly invented telescope to show that the Milky Way was composed of a huge number of faint stars. For the next 300 years, astronomers assumed that the ...

Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding designated the Matthews family homestead, Milky Way Farm, as a prestigious ...

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In March the bright winter constellations of Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion, Gemini, Taurus and Auriga fill the southern sky stretching all the way to zenith — the point directly overhead. Directly ...

This stunning time-lapse video of the Milky Way was captured at the Florida Keys in Bahia Honda on Feb. 26. Our home galaxy ...

Sagittarius A* is the supermassive black hole at the center of our home Milky Way galaxy. It has a mass equal ... This video shows the 2.1 micron data taken on April 7, 2024.