Ever stared straight at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy? Give it a try this coming week. With dark skies and no moon, the time is right. Notice I didn't say into the heart. No human eyes can ...

You've almost certainly seen photos of the Milky Way, usually taken by photographers who travel way out into the middle of nowhere to get them. They're cosmically beautiful, colorful and timeless. Now ...

The Milky Way will be more visible in the night-time sky across Michigan in the coming days, experts from NASA say, as we experience a new moon this month. The billions of stars comprising our home ...

Fireworks aren't the only thing illuminating the sky this month. July also presents the opportunity to catch a cosmic light show, when the Milky Way galaxy appears in the night sky. According to NASA, ...

Looking for an alternative to fireworks? Stargazers can catch a cosmic light show this Independence Day when the Milky Way appears in the night sky. The center of our home galaxy, which is composed of ...

August has been a month jam-packed with cosmic phenomena visible from Earth – from nebulas to meteor showers to planetary conjunctions. But the month isn't over yet. And now, add to the mix one of the ...

The search for intelligent life in our galaxy is shifting from abstract speculation to detailed cartography, as researchers ...

The best chance for seeing the Milky Way this month will come around Memorial Day weekend in Illinois, according to experts -- and there are a few locations you might want to try viewing from. Milky ...

An object inside our galaxy is moving so fast that it is on track to break free of the Milky Way altogether, racing through ...

Star chemistry reveals two spiral arms and a faint bridge in the Milky Way, offering a clearer view of hidden structure in ...

The Milky Way's core will be visible to stargazers in the southern hemisphere, including Tennessee, this month and throughout August. No special equipment is needed to view the galaxy, just a dark sky ...