Earth and space mingle in stunning ways for the 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest. From the “geological masterpiece” of Coyote Buttes, Utah to the sandstone terrain of desolate Ennedi, ...

When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the night sky, it’s a photo op ...

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ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Murray This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a sparkling cloudscape from one of the Milky Way's galactic ...

The winners of the 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest ... curates the annual list based on image quality, the story behind the shot and the overall inspiration it provides.

A galactic filament that stretches across 230 light-years in the Milky Way has ... to high energies due to a pulsar smashing into them. The pulsar can be seen in the image thanks to its X-ray ...

We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. A galaxy remarkably similar in shape to our own Milky Way ... galaxy with a high star formation ...

(AP) — Astronomers have discovered a strange new object in our Milky Way galaxy. An international ... at least during periods of extreme activity. This image provided by NASA shows X-rays ...

A new device uses quantum optics to filter out starlight in real time — bringing scientists closer to directly observing ...

Mind-boggling beauty abounds in photographs from around the globe submitted to this year's Milky Way Photographer of the Year ...

The first Star Wars movie released in 1977 and George Lucas’ legendary tale of an epic space adventure has continued to capture the hearts and minds of the viewers to this day.