The Gaia telescope spotted more than 6,000 sunlike stars, all of which appear to have migrated from the galaxy's center more ...

Will the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies collide in several billion years? The odds have changed with a new study using 100,000 supercomputer simulations. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center ...

Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and planets are formed.

Arizona stargazers can see the Milky Way without special equipment. Learn when and where to spot our galaxy's bright center.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image is the sum of 86 observations added together, representing over three million seconds of Chandra observing time. It ...

NASA says a group of scientists may have discovered signs of a new planet beyond the Milky Way. The potential discovery could be the first-ever planet found in another galaxy. The potential planet, ...

Astronomers wonder why there aren't more stars.

Milky Way season is here, bringing clearer views of our galaxy. Here's how to see it from Nevada.

A telescope in Chile has revealed in unprecedented detail the swirling splendor of star-forming gases at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy. NASA moves its Artemis II moon rocket off the launch pad for ...

The Milky Way is expected to stand out in the sky in the coming days. The billions of stars comprising our home galaxy should appear especially vibrant in late-May as the band arcs across the night ...

NASA reshapes its Artemis moon program by introducing a docking test, involving SpaceX and Blue Origin, amidst growing competition from China. Concurrently, astronomers map a massive cold gas web in ...

Benita Albert brings us part two of the two-part series on the career of Bob Benjamin. His career interest in astronomy began soon after graduating from Oak Ridge High School. You will find it ...