For decades, astronomers wondered why most nearby galaxies are speeding away from the Milky Way instead of being pulled in by its gravity. New simulations reveal the answer: our galaxy sits in a ...

Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and ...

A sweeping new ALMA image has peeled back the veil on the Milky Way’s core, exposing a dense network of cold gas filaments ...

This time of the year is known as "Milky Way season," and Nevadans should be able to see the collection of stars without any special equipment, especially in darker areas away from city lights.

California stargazers can see the Milky Way without special equipment. Learn when and where to spot our galaxy's bright center.

The University of California receives more than $5 billion annually in federal funds for research and other programs, according to the university, with the NIH as the largest source of UC federal ...

Billions of stars fill our galaxy that become visible at certain times of year. And in the U.S., that time, known as "Milky ...

UT astronomer Keith Hawkins will discuss how astronomers map the stars in our galaxy to understand its formation and evolution across cosmic time.

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is leaving our solar system. See new photos from a European Space Agency orbiter on its way ...

Gas streams gush into the Milky Way 's center and pile up into thick clouds, but for some reason, those ingredients don't ...