In a discovery that could reshape our understanding of how galaxies form and evolve, astronomers have identified the most distant spiral galaxy candidate ever observed—a vast, mature system that ...

Sadly, 99% of the population in the continental U.S. lives in places considered polluted by light—meaning most of us can’t view our own galaxy. These 9 dark sky ... Milky Way to show off. At ...

Standing beneath the Milky Way has always been a beautiful sight, if you were lucky enough to find dark skies on a dark night ... stupendous galaxy. For me the revelation came the first time ...

The Milky Way galaxy is packed with hydrogen atoms ... So next time you gaze up at the night sky, remember that there's a ...