RARE PHOTOS: 21 - The Real Truth

Starwatch: Cygnus the swan flies high in northern hemisphere

One of the finest constellations on show in the northern sky, Cygnus’s body lies right along the Milky Way

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023

Space photo of the week: Hubble captures one of our galaxy's oldest objects

This week, the Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image of globular cluster NGC 6652 — a collection of some of the oldest stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

LiveScience · Aug 13, 2023

You'll travel nearly a trillion miles in your lifetime, even if you never leave home. Here's how.

Whether you're a frequent jet-setter or a couch potato, you travel much more than you think, thanks the motion of the Earth, sun, Milky Way galaxy and more.

Space · Aug 13, 2023

Billions of Years Ago, the Milky Way May Have Looked Like a Lentil — and It Could Again

A trove of images from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope have opened a window into the Milky Way's fate.

Inverse · Jul 25, 2023

400 Earth-size rogue planets could be wandering the Milky Way

When NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope comes online, it could be capable of spotting as many as 400 Earth-size rogue planets, and that might merely be the tip of the iceberg.

Space · Jul 24, 2023

The Milky Way sparkles like fireworks in this desert view of our galaxy (photo)

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured an incredible panoramic image of the Milky Way from the Lut (Dasht-e Lut) desert in Iran.

Space · Jul 22, 2023

Hundreds of 'ghost stars' haunt the Milky Way's center. Scientists may finally know why.

Ghostly nebulas created by exploding stars appear to align in the Milky Way's bulging center. Astronomers may finally know why.

LiveScience · Jul 19, 2023

'Ghost stars' haunt the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Now we know why

The galactic bulge at the heart of the Milky Way is haunted by the ghosts of dead stars spread out as a mysterious arrangement of planetary nebulas.

Space · Jul 18, 2023

Star system with galaxy-like 'arms' may be holding a secret planet

A distant star system has Milky Way-like spiral arms orbiting it. New research suggests a giant planet may be to blame.

LiveScience · Jul 12, 2023

Manchester international festival theatre roundup – carnival, canals and the Milky Way

The rigidity of othering is blown away, along with Asian stereotypes. Plus, a mixed reality celebration of Ryuichi Sakamoto and a walk on the mild side

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023