The Milky Way galaxy is like a gigantic ocean gyre or eddy that spins and wobbles around its center. But our home galaxy also ...

A new 3D map can take you 4,000 light years from the sun–without leaving Earth. This first-of-its kind project from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia mission encompasses over 44 million stars, ...

Fresh observations from the James Webb Space Telescope ( JWST) — the most detailed yet of the planet's upper atmosphere — reveal "dark beads" scattered through Saturn's glowing auroras and a ...

It's a fact: thumb through most astronomy books or sky watching guides and you'll find all the accolades going to the most brilliant and splashy star patterns such as Orion, the Hunter, Scorpius, the ...