Research shows that galaxies form inside gigantic haloes of dark matter, the elusive substance that doesn't interact with ...

Down here on Earth, if we’re lucky, we can spot the Milky Way glimmering in the night sky like a sparkling stretch of fog across space. It can be a rare sight, especially for city dwellers who ...

A new view of the Milky Way: Warped and twisted Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is "warped and twisted" and not flat as previously thought, new research shows. Analysis of the brightest stars in the ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Summer is the best time of year for seeing the Milky Way from the northern hemisphere—and parts of August are the very best.

The universe is filled with galaxies, including our own Milky Way. When pictured, galaxies appear like fairly set areas with ...

Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) imagery was used to create a animation of the warp of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: 2MASS, ...