Scientists map frozen water across the Milky Way, revealing vast “interstellar glaciers” that may help seed new planets and ...

Scientists have mapped the extent of the Vela Supercluster for the first time, and determined that it is one of the largest ...

The Milky Way may not have a sharp edge, but scientists have now found where its star-forming activity largely comes to an ...

The Milky Way is at least 100,000 light-years across, but the new results suggest that the galaxy's star formation takes ...

They slip through your skin, your walls, and the whole Earth without leaving a mark. Neutrinos earn the nickname “ghost particles” because they almost never interact with anything. Yet those rare ...

A string of small gas clouds near the Milky Way’s central black hole has puzzled astronomers for years. Now, new observations ...

What's at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy and what would be different if Earth was positioned there?

Scientists have captured the most complete, high-resolution map of the cold gas at the center of the Milky Way, which contains the raw material from which stars and planets are made. Information from ...

"Milky Way season," when our galaxy's bright center is most visible, is now beginning in the Northern Hemisphere. The best time to see the Milky Way in the US is generally from March to September.

Throughout the many adventures of Star Trek, it's extremely rare that the Enterprise (or any other ship) leaves the Milky Way ...

As warm spring nights settle over Alabama, stargazers have a treat waiting overhead: the Milky Way. For the next several months, the galaxy’s luminous core spans the sky. No telescope needed—just a ...