New data show a 50% chance the Milky Way won't collide with Andromeda. A merger with the Large Magellanic Cloud is far more ...

By contrast, the oldest known stars in the Milky Way are a whopping 10 to 13 billion years old. Colored dots represent older (red) and younger (blue) stars in the Milky Way belonging to three ...

This June, the Milky Way’s brilliant heart lights up the night as planets align and the solstice sun marks Earth’s celestial ...

Astronomers have discovered a strange new object in our Milky Way galaxy. The celestial object is emitting X-rays around the ...

Astronomers say that a collision between the Milky Way and Andromeda may not be a forgone conclusion and “we could avoid this ...

June 2025 presents a unique chance to observe the Milky Way's core, visible from evening until dawn in dark locations.