Astronomically, the Vernal Equinox, the first day of spring, occurs on March 20, 2026, when sunrise is 6:57 a.m. and sunset 7:05 p.m. In our locale, close to equal day and night also occurs on the ...

Using the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, an international team of astronomers has observed ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that our Sun may have traveled across the Milky Way as part of a massive migration of ...

A new study suggests the Sun moved outward with many similar stars during a large Milky Way migration event long ago.

Astronomers have discovered a flattened structure of matter around the Milky Way that explains the unusual motion of nearby galaxies.

A telescope in Chile has revealed the swirling splendor of star-forming gases at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy ...

A new image from the European Southern Observatory reveals a gas cloud orbiting the Milky Way’s central black hole, offering details on its structure and motion.

Earth is not only orbiting the Sun it is also traveling through the Milky Way on an enormous galactic journey. In this video ...

Data from ESA's Gaia mission has been used to create an 3D animated view of the Milky Way galaxy's stellar nurseries. CREDIT European Space Agency (ESA) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Animation: ESA/Gaia/DPAC, S.

A galaxy whose light set out when Tyrannosaurus rex had just died out has been captured in striking detail by the James Webb ...