The peak period to view the Milky Way will be from Tuesday, May 20, to Friday, May 30. "The galaxy's bright core becomes ...

From meteor showers to constellations, here's everything you need to know about observing the summer sky using the unaided ...

California stargazers will soon be able to witness a dazzling celestial sight composed of billions of stars. In late May, the ...

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

the moon has some nice pairings with stars and planets; and the Milky Way makes its appearance at midnight. This month I have added a new feature, “Star of the Month,” which will highlight a ...

The best time to see the Milky ... moon and the new moon. You can find the galaxy easily by looking for the Summer Triangle, “a shape formed by three bright stars,” that sits across the Milky ...

The word itself comes from galaktikós kyklos, or “milky circle,” the ancient Greek term for the Milky Way, our home galaxy.

Astronomer Eliza Kempton said that she had waited her "entire career" to peer into an atmosphere from this mysterious class ...

Now, NASA scientists estimate that, on average, there may be at least one planet for every star in the Milky Way. That’s billions ... most orbit stars the mass of the Sun or lower.