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You still may be able to spot the Milky Way's galactic center in the night sky across the US, but time is running out.

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"Gaia provides the first accurate view of what our section of the Milky Way would look like from above," Lewis McCallum, an ...

Every one of us is unique and important, but at the same time, we’re a microscopic part of something that’s beyond ...

This image captures a richly detailed section of the Milky Way, showcasing a tapestry of stars and glowing nebulas. Against a black cosmic backdrop, countless white stars sparkle like scattered ...

A team of astronomers have found a mysterious object in the distant universe that could be dark matter or an inactive smaller ...

Learn how many stars there are in the Milky Way, and how astronomers count them.