We have been wrong about the size of Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda galaxy, our nearest big neighbor, is roughly the same size as the Milky Way.
360-degree video of the Galactic Center
A stunning 360-degree video immerses viewers into a simulation of the center of our Galaxy.
Stunning 2.8 million stars image near the Galactic center
ESA’s Gaia sky mapper captured this new image of 2.8 million stars just below the Milky Way’s center.
The Milky Way shot from an Airliner Cockpit – timelapse
Meet the Milky Way. Am amazing timelapse video shot from the cockpit of a Swiss Airliner…
Astronomers may have the first photo of a Black Hole
Astronomers after completing five nights of observations, might have taken the first picture of a black hole ever.
Panoramic Skyscape with Airglow Australis
An exceptional panoramic skyscape filled with stars, clusters, and nebulae along the southern Milky Way including the Large and Small Magellanic clouds. Credit Yuri Beletsky
A ‘Void’ is pushing the Milky Way at 2 million km/h
The Milky Way galaxy is currently not only being pulled, but also pushed, by a newly discovered Dipole Repeller, at roughly 2 million km/h (630 km per
We are made of Stardust
To say “we are stardust” may be a cliche, but it’s an undeniable fact that elements of life mapped across the Milky Way.
Night Sky over the Himalayas
Is this the view of an alien world, an artist’s conception of Neptune? Actually, it’s captured from here on planet Earth. Photographer: Jeff Dai
Mysterious giant Cloud on collision course with Milky Way
30 million years from now, a massive cloud of gas will collide with the Milky Way.