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This is the largest and most detailed image of our Milky Way — with over 60 million stars and 50 exoplanet systems

The ESA's dark universe detective spacecraft Euclid, has studied the heart of the Milky Way, creating the largest and most detailed photo of this region ever made.

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60 million stars: Euclid space telescope snaps the most detailed photo of the Milky Way ever taken

Planet hunters and stargazers will both benefit from the Euclid space telescope's newest image, which was released after 26 hours of deep-space observations.

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This ball of stars named Terzan 5 may be one of the Milky Way's original building blocks

Terzan 5 is a globular cluster with some unusual properties that have led a team of astronomers to suspect that it is more than meets the eye.

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James Webb telescope detects 'galaxy-killing wind' near the dawn of time — and it could preview the death of the Milky Way

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show that ancient galaxies lived fast and died young because of intense, collision-driven winds.

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Earth's underground fungal network is so massive, it would span 10% of the Milky Way, map reveals

The first global map of subterranean fungi networks reveals how massive its reach is worldwide.

LiveScience

The Milky Way returns: How to take breathtaking photos of our galaxy this summer

Learn how to photograph the Milky Way in June with expert astrophotography tips on dark skies, camera settings, timing and composition.

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The Milky Way was rewired by a cataclysmic collision billions of years ago. Now it is on course for another

Vasily Belokurov is one of three winners of the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics. The award is for uncovering fossil evidence of past galactic mergers that prove how the Milky Way evolved.

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Trouble near the Milky Way: The Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping its smaller neighbor galaxy apart

The Magellanic Clouds are a pair of dwarf galaxies passing the Milky Way probably for the first time, but as they move they have been interacting with each other for billions of years.

Space

Scientists find wind blowing from our Milky Way's black hole after half-century search: 'There it is'

After searching for 50 years, astronomers have finally discovered powerful winds blowing from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy.

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Wind from Milky Way’s black hole solves a 50-year-old mystery

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FED:Mapping forces with help from galaxies far, far away

Striking maps produced with the help of a powerful radio telescope in the Australian outback will help scientists better understand how the Milky Way formed.

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Mapping forces with help from galaxies far, far away

Striking maps produced with the help of a powerful radio telescope in the Australian outback will help scientists better understand how the Milky Way formed.

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NASA plans to send a planet hunter to scan the Galaxy for 100,000 new alien worlds

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is poised to discover approximately 100,000 exoplanets, significantly expanding our understanding of planetary formation. This mission will explore previously uncharted regions of the Milky Way, utilizing transit and microlensing techniques to study diverse planetary systems and potentially reveal if Earth is a cosmic rarity.

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Astrophotographer climbed steep snow and ice to reveal a spectacular night sky "most people beneath those lights will never see"

Award-winning Milky Way image over Queenstown shows a rare alignment of a galaxy, alpine terrain and human presence

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Award-winning Milky Way photo above Aoraki "became one of the most demanding challenges I had set for myself," says photographer

The photographer navigated steep, rocky terrain and snow-covered slopes under winter conditions to capture this Milky Way photograph

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A trip to the United Arab Emirates' darkest spot reveals a rare view of the Milky Way

The gleaming skyscrapers and brights lights of the United Arab Emirates draw the eyes of all who travel here

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The Milky Way may have devoured another galaxy named Loki, and astronomers think they've found its remains

Astronomers say that they have identified 20 stars that may have grown up together in a dwarf galaxy named "Loki" that eventually became part of our Milky Way.

Digital Camera World

"I spent 10 days traveling through Botswana, living out of my car and moving through remote desert landscapes in complete isolation, focused entirely on photographing the night sky"

Armed with an astro-modified DSLR camera, this photographer crossed remote salt pans and captured ancient boabab trees beneath the Milky Way

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"At first, it was hard to believe" –Photographer captures a rare combination of night sky phenomena in one image

This 200° Milky Way panorama revealed something that the photographer did not expect to see

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New moon of May 2026 brings stunning views of the Milky Way, Venus and Mars

See dazzling planets, the Milky Way and a trio of celestial animals brightening the spring sky around May's new moon.

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The Milky Way ate a galaxy called Loki, and scientists think they found its bones

Astronomers have identified a group of ancient stars that may be the remnants of a dwarf galaxy named Loki that merged with the Milky Way more than 10 billion years ago.

Digital Camera World

Photographer captures Geminid meteors over giant telescope for the first time in stunning 400MP night sky panorama

A winter Milky Way panorama shows Geminid meteors streaking above the world's largest optical telescope in Spain

Digital Camera World

This Milky Way photo looks out of this world – a perfect night sky over a surreal salt flat landscape

A sky so clear it felt unreal, recalls featured photographer in the 2026 Milky Way Photographer of the Year

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Our Milky Way's 'Zone of Avoidance' holds a galaxy supercluster with 30,000 trillion times the sun's mass

The Vela Supercluster, in our Milky Way's Zone of Avoidance, is competing gravitationally with other superclusters for the attention of local galaxies.

Digital Camera World

Astrophotography in May 2026: get your camera ready to photograph meteors, the Milky Way, and two full moons this month

Everything you need to know about what’s worth photographing in the night skies over the coming month

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