A local South Okanagan photographer captured stunning photos of the Milky Way overlooking Osoyoos Lake into Oroville, W.A.

The Milky Way is most visible with the naked eye in the late summer, while Earth is positioned with a perfect view of the ...

Dr. Aileen O'Donoghue, astronomer with the Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory, guides us through what to look for in the ...

The Milky Way is warped, possibly as the result of a collision with another galaxy billions of years ago. Studying this warp ...

The Milky Way, the galaxy of which the Earth is part, can be seen in the skies above Yosemite National Park later this month. The densest part of the Milky Way ...

A new study led by researchers from the University of Utah and the Mac Planck Institute for Astronomy uncovered the presence of the most elusive type of black hole in the galaxy.

Here, we explore our breathtaking galaxy through the lens of this year's winners. The bold ribbon of the Milky Way parts the sky ... sky against the cyan-blue lake and icy terrain on a winter ...

THE Milky Way is visible every night, but most people have never seen it. Our galaxy appears as a linear smattering of stars ...

Peering through the dust and gas that intersperse our Galaxy, astronomers ... University of Utah in Salt Lake City. The stars and other components of the Milky Way seemed more compact than those ...

Previous estimates based on the exponential disk model placed the Milky Way's radius at around 10,000 light-years ...

The warp is possibly the result of a collision with another galaxy billions of years ago. The warp in the Milky Way's spiral disk is precessing backward under the influence of the enormous mass of ...

Believe it or not, the stardust-studded sparkle of the Milky Way galaxy is yet another celestial phenomenon that is visible from Michigan's backyard with your own eyes. With careful planning ...