Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...

"The best time to see the Milky Way in (Massachusetts) is from March to September," according to the Capture the Atlas ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captures the dwarf galaxy NGC 4449 in the constellation Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs).

By studying what makes the Milky Way unique, astronomers are hoping to understand our galaxy’s past and unravel the mystery ...

A whole universe of hidden galaxies lies just beyond what the eye can see. Thanks to a new generation of space telescopes, ...

The other half got sped up in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that is the closest galaxy to our own. (Han notes that while many people think of Andromeda as the closest galaxy, it's ...

NGC 4449 is a dwarf galaxy turned stellar powerhouse, dazzling astronomers with its explosive star-forming activity and rich cosmic detail unveiled by Hubble and Webb.

The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

Alternative to fireworks? Stargazers could instead catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way ...

Researchers believe that this global burst of star formation came out because of NGC 4449’s interactions with its galactic neighbors.

A high-speed crash between two dwarf galaxies might explain a unique feature in space – and provide useful information on ...

The Milky Way's core will be visible this month and through August. Here's what Tennessee stargazers should know.