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"The best time to see the Milky Way in (Massachusetts) is from March to September," according to the Capture the Atlas ...
Rather than being flat as a Frisbee, the Milky Way’s star-studded disk is twisted and warped, according to a new three-dimensional map of our home galaxy.If viewed from the side, the spiral arms ...
Arizona is an ideal spot to see the Milky Way thanks to its numerous dark-sky places. Here's the best time to see - and ...
A new analysis of pulsing stars has revealed the Milky Way’s twisted shape. Scientists have known since the 1950s that the spiral-shaped Milky Way’s disk is warped, bending by thousands of ...
A groundbreaking new survey from China’s LHAASO observatory has unveiled powerful ultrahigh-energy gamma-ray emissions across ...
By Shreya Dasgupta In Australia, millions of newly hatched Bogong moths embark on an impressive journey twice a year. Each ...
The Milky Way's core will be visible this month and through August. Here's what Tennessee stargazers should know.
As stars move around the galactic center, they serve as a tool for mapping regions of the galaxy that are beyond the direct ...
Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...
Astronomers just created a massively detailed Milky Way map with 3.3. billion stars Researchers now have an intricate three-dimensional structural map of billions of objects in our galaxy ...
The bright core of the Milky Way — the biggest and best sight at night — becomes visible in June in the Northern Hemisphere.
Astronomers have found a new way of accurately mapping the outer gas disk of the Milky Way using the positions of young stars ...