With cardboard caps on their heads, dung beetles rolling their balls showed how they find their way using the Milky Way.

Two colliding galaxies have been found to be reorganizing their dwarf satellites, potentially solving a major conundrum ...

The Milky Way is expected to shine every night through August as it gets higher in a darker sky throughout the United States, ...

How much do you know about the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar? Let's play two truths and one lie: which of the following facts ...

There could be many more satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way than previously thought or observed, according to astronomers.

New supercomputer simulations suggest the Milky Way could be surrounded by dozens more faint, undetected satellite galaxies—up to 100 more than we currently know. These elusive "orphan&quot ...

Fresh evidence claims that the Earth and the surrounding galaxy are suspended inside a cosmic void based on echoes from the Big Bang.

The very center of the Milky Way contains a powerful gravitational force that scientists believe is a black hole, which they have named Sagittarius A. It weighs about four million suns. The Milky ...

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

Arizona is an ideal spot to see the Milky Way thanks to its numerous dark-sky places. Here's the best time to see - and photograph - the Milky Way.

When Is the Best Time to See the Milky Way? You can technically see a portion of the Milky Way all year, but you can’t always admire the photogenic core.

When Is the Best Time to See the Milky Way? You can technically see a portion of the Milky Way all year, but you can’t always admire the photogenic core.