There's no shortage of round celestial objects in our universe. Planets, moons and stars all exhibit lovely spherical shapes.

Astronomers have discovered a strange new object in our Milky Way galaxy. The celestial object is emitting X-rays around the ...

Astronomers have now deduced what alien scientists might see when they gaze at the Milky Way from afar. The new results suggest our home galaxy is ... of the 'alien's' view of the Milky Way ...

UConn's Milky Way Laboratory, headed by the Department of Physics Associate Professor Cara Battersby, presents their ...

The object, designated ASKAP J1832-0911, is located 15,000 light-years away and its nature is currently unknown, though it ...

The oldest representation of the night sky and our Milky Way galaxy was found in an Egyptian sarcophagus, revealing ancient ...

Earth and space mingle in stunning ways for the 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest. From the “geological ...

Find out where to catch the Milky Way's appearance in the night sky as it becomes more visible with the 2025 summer ...

The billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, should appear especially vibrant in May 2025 as the band ...

A new, panoramic view of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: DECaPS2 / DOE / FNAL / DECam / CTIO / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA // Image processing: M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab) Millions of stars.

Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory have released the largest infrared map of the Milky ... on the way "We made so many discoveries, we have changed the view of our Galaxy forever ...

The billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, should appear especially vibrant in May 2025. Here's how to ...