Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...

Milky Way viewing is at its best right now, especially if you’re in the southern hemisphere. Here's what to look out for, says Abigail Beall ...

The Andromeda galaxy is also known as Messier 31. It is a spiral galaxy located about 2.5 million light-years from Earth. On ...

The researchers observed the Sculptor Galaxy for over 50 hours with the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument on the VLT to create the detailed map. They then stitched together over 100 ...

"The best time to see the Milky Way in (Massachusetts) is from March to September," according to the Capture the Atlas ...

Alternative to fireworks? Stargazers could instead catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky.

Astronomy Update is provided by the Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society and is compiled by Dr. Lauren Likkel.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been unwaveringly focused on our universe. With its unprecedented power to detect and analyze otherwise invisible infrared light, Webb is making observations that ...

With a spectacular array of galaxies and nebulas, the ambitious telescope begins its 10-year survey of the cosmos.

Featuring never-before-seen views of galaxies and more than 2,100 newly discovered asteroids, the observations are only a ...

Because it doesn't interreact with light or electromagnetism, dark matter exists to us only through its influence on visible ...