Scientists created the most accurate three-dimensional map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data ...

Scientists created the most accurate 3D map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope. This map will teach us more about ...

This is a still image of the animation showing Gaia’s star-formation map in 3D. In this animation we fly around the ...

For centuries, scientists have puzzled over globular clusters, the dense star systems that orbit galaxies without dark matter ...

The Milky Way could be coming to a sky near you. The billions of stars comprising our home galaxy should appear especially vibrant in late-May as the band arcs across the night sky. The reason has ...

If you've never gotten a good luck at the Milky Way galaxy, you'll have that opportunity on Fourth of July weekend. "The best time to see the Milky Way in (Massachusetts) is from March to September," ...

The Milky Way is expected to stand out in the sky in the coming days. The billions of stars comprising our home galaxy should appear especially vibrant in late-May as the band arcs across the night ...

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 ...

You've almost certainly seen photos of the Milky Way, usually taken by photographers who travel way out into the middle of nowhere to get them. They're cosmically beautiful, colorful and timeless. Now ...

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?

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 ...