Weave is able to calculate the speed, direction, age and composition of each star it observes, essentially creating a motion picture of stars moving in the Milky Way.

Directly mapping the Milky Way is an extremely challenging task, but observations of other galaxies helped us piece together what our home galaxy looked like. Skip to main content.

The Milky Way, the spiral-shaped galaxy we call home, is technically always visible, as all the stars we see are a part of it. But the heart of the galaxy, appearing as a band of light across the ...

The Milky Way is warped and scientists may finally know why. New research lays the blame for our 'wobbly disked' galaxy on an invisible halo of dark matter. Skip to main content.

The Milky Way will be visible over California in May 2025. Learn the best days, viewing times and NASA tips for observing the spiral galaxy of stars.

The probability of the Milky Way colliding with the Andromeda galaxy within the next 10 billion years is now estimated at 50%, lower and farther in the future than previous predictions.

Scientists have supercharged one of Earth's most powerful telescopes with new technology that will reveal how our galaxy formed in unprecedented detail. The William Herschel Telescope (WHT) in La ...

A new device will help reconstruct the formation of the Milky Way in unprecedented detail.