The Milky Way is our galaxy, a massive system made of stars, gas and dust. It is estimated to contain more than 100 billion stars and is about 100,000 light-years across.

The Milky Way will be visible over California in May 2025. Learn the best days, viewing times and NASA tips for observing the spiral galaxy of stars.

A collision between our Milky Way galaxy and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, long considered inevitable, may be in question, astronomers say.

Where, how to see the Milky Way in May 2025. Residents of the U.S. should see particularly spectacular views of the Milky Way on clear nights with a new moon in the next several days.

Peak days to view the Milky Way started on May 20 and go through May 30, according to science news website LiveScience. The best viewing time is between about midnight and 5 a.m., according to ...

New data on a group of ancient stars suggests the Milky Way galaxy emerged over 13 billion years ago — about 4 to 5 billion years older than previous estimates. NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt.

The Milky Way’s ghostly neutrinos have finally been found There should be plenty of these subatomic particles emerging from our galaxy, but until now they'd never been detected. By Rahul Rao ...

The best time to see the Milky Way is up to a week before and within days after a new moon to avoid excess light in the night sky. Through the remainder of this summer into early fall, a new moon ...

Astronomers using the Gaia space telescope have located two ancient streams of stars that helped the Milky Way galaxy grow and evolve more than 12 billion years ago.

Regardless of the Milky Way’s ultimate celestial fate, discovering and studying unique neighboring galaxies like J23453268−0449256 allows astronomers to learn more about our surprising ...

The 'Great Attractor' pulling the Milky Way galaxy off course : Short Wave No matter what you're doing right now – sitting, standing, walking – you're moving.