(KNSI) — Two young women from the St. Cloud area will be vying for the title of Princess Kay of the Milky Way at the upcoming ...

Earth—our tiny blue dot in the galaxy—is approximately 26,000 light years away from a fascinating and active region of the Milky Way called the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ). This region holds clues ...

California stargazers will soon be able to witness a dazzling celestial sight composed of billions of stars. In late May, the ...

Many people miss out on jaw-dropping views of the Milky Way as they live in areas heavily affected by light pollution. Well, ...

There's a big diamond in the sky made by connecting the stars Arcturus, Spica, Denebola and Cor Caroli. Once found, you can ...

See the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the Milky Way galaxy in this time-lapse view from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA | edited by Space.com ...

New simulation of magnetic turbulence helps scientists study star formation, space weather, and the forces shaping our galaxy ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a sparkling cloudscape from one of the Milky Way's galactic neighbors, a ...

Using new observations with the ALMA telescope array in Chile, researchers have compiled the most precise map of three regions in the Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone to date, providing valuable ...

The Milky Way, one of astronomy’s most dazzling phenomena, is our home galaxy with a disk of stars spanning more than 100,000 ...

When the stars align, about eight months out of the year, the Milky Way and its 100 billion stars can be seen in some form.

The Milky Way Galaxy's magnetic turbulence stands revealed in an innovative new computer model describing the expanse between ...