The 20-year 511 keV map from the INTEGRAL gamma-ray space telescope. (Yoneda et al., A&A, 2025) There's something wrong with ...

The Milky Way may not always have faced the same direction. New simulations suggest its stellar disc could have swung through ...

The Milky Way is ancient, and its first stars formed shortly after the Big Bang. It’s been through a lot in its long life, ...

New simulations of Milky Way-like galaxies reveal that the strange split between two chemically distinct groups of stars may arise from several very different evolutionary events. Bursts of star ...

Get ready, stargazers: The Milky Way could be coming to a sky near you. Our galaxy is positively teeming with billions of stars that become bright and vibrant in the cosmos at certain times of the ...

A group of ancient stars have been spotted near our sun, hinting to astronomers that our galaxy is billions of years older than we first thought. Most of the more than 100 bilion stars in the Milky ...

Astronomers have for the first time observed a recurring nova outside of the Milky Way in near-infrared light. The data revealed highly unusual chemical emissions as well as one of the hottest ...

Astronomers have long been puzzled by two strange phenomena at the heart of our galaxy. First, the gas in the central molecular zone (CMZ), a dense and chaotic region near the Milky Way's core, ...

Because I’m based in the northern hemisphere, my suggestions of what to look for in the skies can sometimes be skewed towards what we can see from that half of the planet. So, in this month’s column I ...

Are you wondering if you can see the Milky Way in Texas? There's still time. Here's what you need to know to see this phenomenon. The Milky Way is a vast spiral galaxy, composed of stars, dust, and ...

Fireworks may not be the only light show this 4th of July weekend (and beyond.) The darkest Arizona skies may deliver stunning views of the Milky Way.

The Milky Way galaxy's bright center is most visible in the United States from March to September. No special equipment is needed to see the galaxy, but dark skies away from city lights are essential.