With summer soon approaching, the Milky Way will become more visible in May, especially as the new moon makes the skies dark.

The stars of the Milky Way glisten in the night sky above Chile's Valle de la Luna in a new photo from the European Southern Observatory. The stars of the Milky Way glisten in the night sky above ...

That is the aptly named Milky Way. It spans 360 degrees of the sky in a continuous circle, enveloping Earth like a pale ring. It can be seen in the winter passing through familiar constellations ...

Let your eyes adjust to the darkness and look up toward the southern part of the night sky. Nights with little to no moon are best, as brighter full moons obscure the faint glow of the Milky Way.