Discover eight top stargazing spots in the Northeast U.S. and Canada, from Pennsylvania to NYC, perfect for witnessing the ...

For those in midlatitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, the arc of our galaxy becomes easier to see in May. Here's when and ...

Sagittarius A* has been seen by human eyes with an "image produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon ...

NASA's Chandra Observatory recently captured an X-ray image that helped identify a dramatic break in one of the galaxy's ...

An unusual depiction of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut may include a representation of the "Dark River" or "Great Rift" ...

Over the past decade or so, astronomers have speculated about the characteristics of rogue planets in the Milky Way galaxy.

W hen astronomers first spotted Ursa Major III/UNIONS 1, it caused a little excitement. The group of stars at the edge of the ...

The assailant, seen right at the point of the break, could be a fast-spinning neutron star, known as a pulsar. Scientists ...

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