The billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, should appear especially vibrant in May 2025 as the band arcs across the night sky.

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Though the Milky Way is generally always visible, it isn't always as bright and vibrant as it will be in coming days.

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Some stars streaking through the Milky Way at millions of kilometers per hour probably trace back to a supermassive black ...

Noctilucent clouds, Earth's highest clouds, shine blue in the twilight sky from late May to August in the northern hemisphere ...

Astronomers have observed a galaxy dating to an earlier epoch in the universe's history that surprisingly is shaped much like ...

JWST has detected the earliest galaxies in the universe, but some look “more mature” than expected. Is it time to rethink how ...

A groundbreaking new supercomputer model shows how magnetic fields shape the turbulent flow of charged particles in space.

The billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, should appear especially vibrant in May 2025. Here's how to ...

Because of light pollution, 80% of U.S. residents typically can’t see the Milky Way, according to LiveScience.com, a science news publication. The galaxy’s bright core will be easier to see and higher ...

But when scientists peer very far back, they find conundrums. JWST observations of the distant past are at odds with ...