Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Down here on Earth, if we’re lucky, we can spot the Milky Way ...

Our galaxy will make for a particularly splendid sight on the dark nights surrounding the new moon phase on Aug. 23. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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" galaxies have ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Milky Way's system of small, orbiting satellite galaxies is quite unusual, a new 12-year ...

How galaxies assemble their stars and grow over billions of years remains one of the central questions in astronomy. Recent results from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), including reports of ...

Our Milky Way is far from calm — it ripples with a colossal wave spanning tens of thousands of light-years, revealed by ESA’s Gaia telescope. This wave, moving through the galaxy’s disc like ripples ...

The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy containing 100-400 billion stars. Planet Earth sits along one of the galaxy’s spiral arms. Though the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times ...

Though the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for stargazers to catch a glimpse of the band of billions of stars. "Milky Way season," when the galaxy's ...

The number of known galaxies circling the Milky Way is increasing as we develop new powerful telescopes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Florida is home to three listed "dark sky" locations that may offer the best views of the Milky Way's galactic center. The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than ...

The honorees for the 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest are in, and they're stunning. Created in 2018 by photographer Dan Zafra, the contest showcases shots of the Milky Way taken from ...