This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...

The next full moon, the Strawberry Moon, will light up Michigan skies in mid-June. Here's a look at what to know.

The Milky Way is really something to see — but not this month, when it’s at the level of the horizon before midnight. (The Columbian files) Stargazers accustomed to scanning the Milky Way ...

Depictions of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess found on tombs and coffins dating back almost 5,000 years may represent a key feature of the Milky Way. After analyzing hundreds of images of the ...

Various Egyptian gods are either associated with, symbolize, or directly embody certain celestial objects.In his study, Dr. Graur reviewed 125 images of the sky-goddess Nut (pronounced "Noot ...

More information: Yao-Yuan Mao et al, The SAGA Survey. III. A Census of 101 Satellite Systems around Milky Way–mass Galaxies, The Astrophysical Journal (2024).DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad64c4 Marla ...

Is our home galaxy, the Milky Way Galaxy, a special place? A team of scientists started a journey to answer this question more than a decade ago. Commenced in 2013, the Satellites Around Galactic ...

A long-term survey of small, “satellite” galaxies that orbit larger galaxies across the universe offers new insights into our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Since 2012, the Satellites Around Galactic ...

The Milky Way lights up the sky over Cathedral Rock in the Coconino National Forest in Sedona, Arizona. Deborah Lee Soltesz, U.S. Forest Service Coconino National Forest The starry night sky can ...

The Milky Way season is here! Michigan is home to several great locations that offer incredible views of the core of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Here is everything you need to know to see and ...