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 ...

Scientists discovered the Milky Way lies within a vast flat dark-matter sheet spanning about 32 million light-years.

A group of astronomers led by Evuda Wempe, a graduate student from the Kaptein Institute in Groningen, discovered a giant ...

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

The Milky Way is expected to stand out in the sky in the coming days. The billions of stars comprising our home galaxy should appear especially vibrant in late-May as the band arcs across the night ...

Milky Way season is here, bringing clearer views of our galaxy. Here's how to see it from Nevada.

Most of the (dark) matter beyond the Local Group of galaxies (which includes the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy) must be ...