Particular stars called Cepheid variables allow astronomers to determine distance, and Hubble spotted one of these within M31 ...

"The best time to see the Milky Way in (Massachusetts) is from March to September," according to the Capture the Atlas ...

Our galaxy may not be destined to end in a fiery collision with the Andromeda galaxy as soon as previously thought. While earlier research regarded the collision as a virtual certainty within five or ...

Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...

Created as a tribute to dark matter pioneer Vera Rubin, the image was created with the aid of a vast array of telescopes.

The Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31), is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way at a distance of about ...

The Andromeda galaxy is also known as Messier 31. It is a spiral galaxy located about 2.5 million light-years from Earth. On ...

Alternative to fireworks? Stargazers could instead catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way ...

Witness the breathtaking beauty of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, through 6 stunning images captured by NASA's Hubble Space ...

The Milky Way's core will be visible this month and through August. Here's what Tennessee stargazers should know.

Astronomers have found a new way of accurately mapping the outer gas disk of the Milky Way using the positions of young stars ...