The outdoor movie theater, set up in the parking lot next to Franklin Field in Ballpark Commons, is starting the season with ...

The careening star blasted through the galactic filament, known as "the Snake," at a zippy 1–2 million miles per hour.

The fracture is likely caused by a pulsar that smashed into G359.13 at a speed between one million and two million miles per ...

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has discovered the most distant known spiral galaxy to date.

Tired of Mumbai’s city lights drowning out the night sky? Just a short drive away (165 km), Bhandardara’s pristine darkness ...

Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist ...

Researchers have uncovered the earliest-known depiction of the Milky Way in coffin art depicting the Egyptian sky goddess Nut ...

Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky goddess may represent one of the earliest visual interpretations of the Milky Way ...

The ancient Egyptians were astute astronomers. They often depicted the cosmos atop coffins. A new survey of such artwork ...

These May nights provide the skywatcher impressive views of galactic clusters unimpeded by the Milky Way, the chance to study exoplanets and the opportunity to refresh one’s perspectives.

Tomb art suggests the sky goddess Nut from ancient Egypt might reveal the oldest depiction of our galaxy.

In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced ...