Created using data from two extensive surveys, this spectacular radio image of the galactic plane of the Milky Way provides ...

A research team in Japan has created a groundbreaking Milky Way simulation that follows more than 100 billion stars with a level of detail that was once thought impossible.

Astronomers watched how the light brightened and dimmed near the event horizon of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...

"The discovery of this stream highlights how much is still unknown about the life histories of galaxies, how the hidden ...

Our search for exoplanets is focused on Milky Way stars. It's been successful, with more than 6,000 detected so far.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered a trove of complex organic molecules frozen in ice around a ...

A mysterious, high-energy glow from gamma-rays in the Milky Way's center is reigniting the debate: dark matter or a hidden ...

"Asteroseismology with Roman is possible because we don't need to ask the telescope to do anything it wasn't already planning ...

People will be able to catch a glimpse of the Milky Way galaxy this weekend The Milky Way will be viewable with the naked eye, but telescopes always help The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc ...

The Milky Way is most prominent in the summer months in the Northern Hemisphere, with the Cygnus star clouds and Summer Triangle being notable features. Mid-northern latitude observers face challenges ...

“What’s up in the sky?” is a recurring feature and publishes on the first of every month. You can find it on WTOP’s The Space Place. Email Greg your space questions and he might answer them in the ...