The Milky Way, one of astronomy’s most dazzling phenomena, is our home galaxy with a disk of stars spanning more than 100,000 light years.

When the stars align, about eight months out of the year, the Milky Way and its 100 billion stars can be seen in some form.

For decades, astronomers have discovered hundreds of protoplanetary disks—structures believed to represent the early stages ...

The Milky Way Galaxy's magnetic turbulence stands revealed in an innovative new computer model describing the expanse between ...

The Milky Way is making its first major appearance of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and it’s set to be visible across ...