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Our Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies than we've detected so far. They're just too faint to be seen.
It's the so-called "Milky Way season" in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's everything you need to know about viewing the galaxy ...
Scientists predict up to 100 invisible galaxies may orbit the Milky Way, hiding just beyond our current detection limits.
A new map of the Milky Way’s atomic hydrogen, anchored by precise distances to young Cepheid stars, reveals the galaxy’s gas disk is highly clumped and flocculent rather than smooth.
"The best time to see the Milky Way in (Massachusetts) is from March to September," according to the Capture the Atlas ...
A groundbreaking new survey from China’s LHAASO observatory has unveiled powerful ultrahigh-energy gamma-ray emissions across ...
Astrophysicists suggest our galaxy may lie inside a "cosmic void" - offering a new explanation for the universe’s conflicting ...
New simulations suggest that dozens of ultra-faint “ghost” galaxies may be orbiting the Milky Way, hidden from current ...
Jun 10, 2025: New hydrogen map shows Milky Way's clumpy flocculent structure The study employed a technique the researchers call 'pattern matching', using Cepheid variable stars to effectively anchor ...
Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...
Milky Way may be visible on July Fourth weekend across the U.S.: How to see our galaxy The center of our home galaxy, the Milky Way is composed of billions of stars that are expected to be bright ...