New simulations reveal that the Milky Way’s odd split between two chemically distinct groups of stars isn’t a universal ...

New simulations of Milky Way-like galaxies reveal that the strange split between two chemically distinct groups of stars may ...

For most of human history, the Milky Way has been a hazy band of light, a backdrop rather than a map. Now, by reading the ...

Clues about how galaxies like our Milky Way form and evolve and why their stars show surprising chemical patterns have been ...

Toronto (CTV Network) — A new study done by physicists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that stars at the edge of the Milky Way travel more slowly than those closer to the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has upended expectations again, revealing a massive spiral galaxy in the universe’s infancy ...

(CNN) — An international team of astrophysicists has discovered hundreds of mysterious structures in the center of the Milky Way galaxy. These one-dimensional cosmic threads are hundreds of horizontal ...

Scientists have made the first image of the Milky Way using neutrinos. The extremely low-mass subatomic particles have no electric charge, and pass easily through gas, dust and even stars on their way ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When will the Milky Way collide with the Andromeda Galaxy?

The Milky Way galaxy, comprised of billions of stars, will be visible in the night sky until the end of May, particularly between the last quarter moon (May 20) and the new moon (May 30). Light ...