The moment you glimpse the Milky Way stretched across the night sky, you realize how many stars city life has stolen from you ...

When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the night sky, it’s a photo op ...

The Milky Way core “is best observed from dark sky locations far from bright city lights, and appears as a faint, cloud-like band arching across the sky toward the south,” he informed viewers.

Researchers from Durham University have calculated the odds of the Milky Way colliding with the Andromeda galaxy, swallowing the Earth in the process.

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...

The Andromeda galaxy, left, is about to collide with part of the Milky Way, as seen from Earth, in a hypothetical merger scenario. Credit: NASA illustration "Based on the best available data, the ...

However, the best time to see the Milky Way in the Northern Hemisphere is from March to September. And for several days in May, the Milky Way may be even more visible than usual.

See the Milky Way dazzle during a lunar eclipse — May’s best science images. The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature ’s photo team.

These dark sky sanctuaries, reserves, parks, and trails invite you to immerse yourself in the wonders of our night skies.