California stargazers will soon be able to witness a dazzling celestial sight composed of billions of stars. In late May, the Milky Way Galaxy will appear as a vibrant band arching across the night ...

The discovery of Zhúlóng, an ultramassive spiral galaxy observed as it appeared just 12.8 billion years ago, challenges ...

The interstellar medium in our Milky Way galaxy is magnetic, can be compressed, and is turbulent. It affects important ...

For those in midlatitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, the arc of our galaxy becomes easier to see in May. Here's when and ...

For decades, astronomers have discovered hundreds of protoplanetary disks—structures believed to represent the early stages ...

Many never witness this wonder. About one-third of people, including 80% of Americans, can’t see the Milky Way at all. The ...

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

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.

In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists have estimated a new lower bound on the mass of ...

Astronomer Eliza Kempton said that she had waited her "entire career" to peer into an atmosphere from this mysterious class ...

Milky Way Tech Hub and the Sherman Phoenix Foundation are partnering to offer free AI-focused workshops to 100 Black ...

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