In 1669, in what has been considered the volcano’s worst known eruption, lava buried a swath of Catania, about 23 kilometers ...

Most of the time, astronomers use high-tech telescopes and expensive equipment to make observations. This time, they just had ...

The long-proposed Milky Way and Andromeda galactic merger might not be as certain as astronomers previously believed.

New research shows that there's a 50% chance that the Milky Way and its nearest major galactic neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy ...

When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the ...

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 ...

Both the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies (M31) are part of what's known as the Local Group (LG), which also hosts other ...

Astronomers have believed for decades that the Milky Way is on a collision course with our nearest big neighbor, Andromeda.