Astronomers have released a gargantuan survey of the galactic plane of the Milky Way. The new ... Imagine a group photo of over three billion people and every single individual is recognizable ...

Easter Island is home to more than 900 giant Moai, with more still being discovered. The statues average about twice the ...

The EHTC image of Sagittarius A*—the black hole at the center of the Milky Way—shows a dark, central region (the black hole's shadow) surrounded by a bright ring of light (called the accretion ...

The goal was to create the most detailed and accurate map of the Milky Way ever. After taking images of the night sky for 13 years, the team has now published the map -- and it's absolutely massive.

His photos appear frequently in National Geographic magazine. It was a grand sight to see, the Milky Way stretching across the sky behind Owachomo Bridge. It was a natural subject for the opening ...

The galactic centre area of the Milky Way in Sagittarius behind the grand old barn near home in ... [+] southern Alberta, on June 30, 2019. (Photo by: Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via ...

These shots of the Milky Way were taken by 25-year-old photographer Stephen Bank over the past month They include some of the county's most iconic locations such as the renowned beauty spot Durdle ...

A stunning new photo of the Milky Way (shown above) came about because of a flea-market purchase, a late night on a Chilean mountain range, and a dash of inspiration. The photo, taken by ...

The travel photography blog Capture the Atlas recently highlighted 25 images that represent this phenomenon as part of its "Milky Way Photographer of the Year" contest. Though the southern ...

The Milky Way galaxy has had a violent history. It did not grow though simple and calm accretion, but rather through the aggressive mergers of multiple smaller galaxies. Recently, a team of ...

A mosaic of images from the European Space Agency ... The wispy blue band across the image is dust and gas in the nearby Milky Way, known as “galactic cirrus”, said Mundell.

A "hauntingly beautiful" photograph of the Milky Way above the ruins of a Tudor mansion ... "It's a great little chocolate box photo of the South Downs." Andrew Parker/South Downs National Park ...