Edwin Hubble initially identified approximately 11-12 galaxies within the Local Group, a term he coined, while current estimations place the number of members at 125 or more. The Local Group's total ...

The best time to view the Milky Way in the Northern Hemisphere is from March to September. The Milky Way, our home galaxy containing 100-400 billion stars, was bright and vibrantly visible from ...

August has been a month jam-packed with cosmic phenomena visible from Earth – from nebulas to meteor showers to planetary conjunctions. But the month isn't over yet. And now, add to the mix one of the ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...

Astronomers recently discovered a never-before-seen celestial phenomenon hiding in our own cosmic backyard. The mystery object, located just a short 15,000 light-years from Earth in our Milky Way ...