Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.

A charming Arizona town in the west was designated as the world's first International Dark Sky City, meaning it offers beautiful views of the Milky Way.

The video then transitions to a dazzling night scene, revealing a star-filled sky with the Milky Way stretching across the horizon. A screenshot from a TikTok video capturing the Milky Way at ...

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

Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.

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

"It marks an exciting step forward in our understanding of dark matter and the dynamics of the Milky Way." A perplexing "break" in a stream of stars around the Milky Way could be the result of ...

With a nickname like Big Sky country, it's no surprise Montana is the ultimate destination for this year's celestial events, ...

Light pollution has long troubled astronomers, who generally shy away from deep sky observing under full Moon skies. The ...

Scientists discovered the star SMSS1605-1443 in 2018. Upon discovery, they determined that it was perhaps one of the Milky Way’s oldest stars based on its chemical composition. However ...