The newly detected Zhúlóng galaxy shares many similar features with the Milky Way galaxy and has been named after a mythical ...

Gaia has charted the cosmos since 2014, creating a vast encyclopedia of the positions and movements of celestial objects in our Milky Way and beyond. It is difficult to capture the breadth of ...

Our sun and the planets that circle it are part of a galaxy called the Milky Way. Its name comes from the Greek galaxias ...

Ian Randall is Newsweek's Deputy Science Editor, based in Royston, U.K. His focus is reporting on science and health. He has covered archeology, geology, and physics extensively. Ian joined ...

A terrifying glimpse at one potential fate of our Milky Way galaxy has come to light thanks to the discovery of a cosmic anomaly that challenges our understanding of the universe. An international ...

These 9 dark sky refuges bring the Milky Way into spectacular view. America spends about $3 billion a year on "bad" lighting. It shines down on our grocery stores, our city streets, and our back ...