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

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

In the 1920s, astronomers thought that the Milky Way was the entire universe. Hubble's discovery revealed a much bigger ...

Astronomers have discovered what seems to be a star racing through the Milky Way at 1.2 million mph, dragging a Neptune-sized ...

The Andromeda Galaxy is a time capsule of the early universe, containing stars and other celestial objects that date back to the dawn of time. On a clear, dark ... with the Milky Way, resulting ...

In 1925, astronomers were still debating whether the Milky Way galaxy encompassed the entire universe. It is incredibly huge, 100,000 light years from one side to ... dubbed dark energy is driving ...

Did you know that AlUla has recently been named as the Middle East’s first-ever International Dark Sky Park ... clear views of the Milky Way Galaxy. Known for its unique rock formations adorned ...

Observations show Andromeda has a more active star formation history than the Milky Way ... galaxy M32, that may be the residual core of a galaxy that once collided with Andromeda E - Dark ...

The Milky Way's galactic halo, a roughly spherical region that extends beyond the visible edge of the galaxy, contains dark matter and known stellar streams. Astronomers have discovered that the ...

Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...