Visual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is a massive cosmic structure ... Notably, the map spans an area of the sky accounting for 8600 full moons. The catalog of objects is ten times more than those ...

The most detailed infrared map of the Milky Way ... The images were combined to form the record-breaking map, which covers an area of the sky equivalent to 8,600 full moons (as seen from Earth).

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. The core of the Milky Way in Sagittarius low ... (Photo by: Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Step ...

His photos appear frequently in National Geographic magazine. It was a grand sight to see, the Milky Way stretching across the sky behind Owachomo Bridge. It was a natural subject for the opening ...

In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic ...

These shots of the Milky Way were taken by 25-year-old photographer Stephen Bank over the past month They include some of the county's most iconic locations such as the renowned beauty spot Durdle ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Summer is the best time of year for seeing the Milky Way from the ...

New research from the SAGA Survey, comparing the Milky Way with 101 similar galaxies, unveils how our galaxy differs ...

The Milky Way got its name from the way it looks from the ground: like a streak of spilt milk across the sky. That hazy white band is made up of stars, dust and gas.