The nova, named V462 Lup, is located within the southern constellation Lupus, according to the American Association of Variable Star Observers database.

But the only way to get to a new prediction about the eventual fate of the Milky Way will be with even better data.” DOI: Nature Astronomy, 2025. 10.1038/s41550-025-02563-1 (About DOIs).

"This doesn’t mean that as soon as the sun goes down you can see the Milky Way," writes Dan Zafra, co-founder of Capture the Atlas. "Even if it’s in the sky, the Milky Way will be barely ...

Milky Way may be visible on July Fourth weekend across the U.S.: How to see our galaxy The center of our home galaxy, the Milky Way is composed of billions of stars that are expected to be bright ...