The “Seven Sisters” of the Pleiades are part of a much larger complex that can help reveal our galaxy’s deep history ...

Hypervelocity stars have, since the 1920s, been an important tool that allows astronomers to study the properties of the ...

A Milky Way bar that dropped off shelves two years ago is coming back. Mars confirmed it will reintroduce the fan-favorite ...

First, the extra peanut-packed Snickers Extreme bar returned to shelves. Then, it announced the M&M’s Fan Vote would return ...

An investigation, carried out by the astrophysicists of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), questions one of the ...

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers traced how Milky Way–like galaxies formed and changed over time.

The best time to view the Milky Way in the Northern Hemisphere is from March to September. The Milky Way, our home galaxy ...

A new study shows how Milky Way chemical tracks emerge from shifting star formation and gas supply, reshaping ideas about the ...

Astronomers have directly observed a free-floating planet, comparable in mass to Earth, roaming the Milky Way. Discovered via ...

Scientists measure a Saturn-sized rogue planet drifting through the Milky Way using rare Earth and space observations, revealing how planets can be ejected from their original systems.

Understanding how the Milky Way formed means looking far beyond the bright spiral you see in the night sky. A new study led ...

Scientists have discovered a rogue planet roaming the Milky Way after combining observations from Earth and a space telescope ...