When the stars align, about eight months out of the year, the Milky Way and its 100 billion stars can be seen in some form.

The winners of the 8th edition of the Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest have been announced, with winning images ...

For those in midlatitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, the arc of our galaxy becomes easier to see in May. Here's when and ...

Check out the winners of this year’s Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest – and learn more about shooting the Milky Way ...

The Large Magellanic Cloud, which is visible only from the Southern Hemisphere, has been caught in the crosshairs of the ...

Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky goddess may represent one of the earliest visual interpretations of the Milky Way galaxy, a new study suggests.

Spanning approximately 220,000 light-years across, the Andromeda Galaxy is the largest galaxy of the Local Group, which also contains the Milky Way.

That’s according to Capture The Atlas, a site for Milky Way photography. The best viewing hours are between midnight and 5 a.m. local time. But your exact location and the moon’s phase make a ...

Comparing this depiction with a photograph of the Milky Way shows the stark similarity." He added, "Similar undulating curves appear in four tombs in the Valley of the Kings. In the tomb of ...

An Egyptian sarcophagus shows the sky goddess Nut as being covered in stars and having a dark, undulating curve running through her body. This depiction is thought to illustrate the Great Rift, a band ...

Today, it’s believed that Jupiter and Saturn, the largest planets, were the first to fully form, both within a few million ...