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Upcoming telescopes could shed light on dark matter – astronomers are looking for these ‘fingerprints’ of the elusive substance

NASA’s plans to return astronauts to the Moon through the Artemis program and ultimately send humans to Mars highlight just how far space exploration has come. Yet while the Moon and Mars remain compelling destinations filled with scientific mysteries, looking beyond our solar system raises even deeper questions about the…

The Conversation

Trouble near the Milky Way: The Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping its smaller neighbor galaxy apart

The Magellanic Clouds are a pair of dwarf galaxies passing the Milky Way probably for the first time, but as they move they have been interacting with each other for billions of years.

Space

Scientists find wind blowing from our Milky Way's black hole after half-century search: 'There it is'

After searching for 50 years, astronomers have finally discovered powerful winds blowing from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy.

Space

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Mapping forces with help from galaxies far, far away

Striking maps produced with the help of a powerful radio telescope in the Australian outback will help scientists better understand how the Milky Way formed.

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NASA plans to send a planet hunter to scan the Galaxy for 100,000 new alien worlds

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is poised to discover approximately 100,000 exoplanets, significantly expanding our understanding of planetary formation. This mission will explore previously uncharted regions of the Milky Way, utilizing transit and microlensing techniques to study diverse planetary systems and potentially reveal if Earth is a cosmic rarity.

The Economic Times

Astrophotographer climbed steep snow and ice to reveal a spectacular night sky "most people beneath those lights will never see"

Award-winning Milky Way image over Queenstown shows a rare alignment of a galaxy, alpine terrain and human presence

Digital Camera World

Shockwaves from dying stars may sculpt 'cosmic wagon wheel' stellar nurseries, simulations reveal

3D simulations reveal how shockwaves from stellar explosions and winds may carve hub-and-spoke structures in molecular clouds, shaping star formation in the Milky Way.

Space

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10 darkest regions on Earth where you can get the clearest views of planets, stars and the Milky Way

In a world increasingly illuminated by artificial light, truly dark skies have become a rare treasure. According to researchers, more than 80% of the global population now lives under light-polluted skies, making it difficult to see anything beyond the brightest stars from many urban areas. Yet a handful of remote…

The Times of India

A trip to the United Arab Emirates' darkest spot reveals a rare view of the Milky Way

The gleaming skyscrapers and brights lights of the United Arab Emirates draw the eyes of all who travel here

The Independent UK

Controversial 'JuMBO' planets discovered by James Webb telescope may not be an illusion after all

Two pairs of "rogue" Jupiter-size, planet-like objects have been found in a large star-forming region in the Milky Way, a new study claims. The findings suggest the weird objects actually do exist, and are not an illusion.

LiveScience

The Milky Way may have devoured another galaxy named Loki, and astronomers think they've found its remains

Astronomers say that they have identified 20 stars that may have grown up together in a dwarf galaxy named "Loki" that eventually became part of our Milky Way.

Space

"I spent 10 days traveling through Botswana, living out of my car and moving through remote desert landscapes in complete isolation, focused entirely on photographing the night sky"

Armed with an astro-modified DSLR camera, this photographer crossed remote salt pans and captured ancient boabab trees beneath the Milky Way

Digital Camera World

New moon of May 2026 brings stunning views of the Milky Way, Venus and Mars

See dazzling planets, the Milky Way and a trio of celestial animals brightening the spring sky around May's new moon.

Space

The Milky Way ate a galaxy called Loki, and scientists think they found its bones

Astronomers have identified a group of ancient stars that may be the remnants of a dwarf galaxy named Loki that merged with the Milky Way more than 10 billion years ago.

LiveScience

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'Nothing short of magical': Astrophotographer captures Lyrid meteors beside the Milky Way

Dury captured shooting stars glowing with the Milky Way from the remote Scottish Island of Skye.

Digital Camera World

Astrophotography in May 2026: get your camera ready to photograph meteors, the Milky Way, and two full moons this month

Everything you need to know about what’s worth photographing in the night skies over the coming month

Space

Starbirth shuts down 40,000 light-years from the Milky Way's core — and astronomers don't know why

Astronomers have found the boundary of star formation in the Milky Way's spiral disk — and it's not as far out from the center of our galaxy as you might imagine.

The Conversation

Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting – but confirmation can take years

Astronomers can use telescopes to find specific molecules in the atmospheres of neighboring planets, in nebulae – clouds of interstellar dust and gas – hundreds or thousands of light-years away, or in galaxies beyond the far reaches of the Milky Way.

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Astronomers just mapped one of the largest structures in the universe, long hidden behind the Milky Way's 'Zone of Avoidance'

Scientists have mapped the extent of the Vela Supercluster for the first time, and determined that it is one of the largest structures in the universe.

Space

These 'interstellar glaciers' could give water to young star systems. Could they support alien life, too?

NASA's SPHEREx space telescope reveals widespread water ice in Cygnus X, showing how dust shields molecules in star-forming regions across the Milky Way.

Space

'Dark subhaloes' may explain why galaxies seem to form pre-determined shapes

Our universe is full of mysteries, but few are as perplexing as the dark, tiny galaxies that hover around larger ones like the Milky Way.

LiveScience

Largest-ever 3D map of the universe shows 47 million galaxies, from the Milky Way to 'cosmic noon' — Space photo of the week

The largest 3D map of the universe, created with data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, shows 47 million galaxies in stunning detail.

Space

This may be the daughter of one of our universe's 1st stars. Scientists call it an 'ancient immigrant'

The star is escaping the Large Magellanic Cloud for the Milky Way.

Space

Artemis 2 astronauts spy the Milky Way | Space photo of the day for April 8, 2026

The image captures the glowing ribbon of the galactic plane, where the vast majority of the Milky Way's stars are concentrated.

Space

Dozens of hidden star streams found in the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy

Astronomers discovered dozens of stellar streams in the Milky Way using Gaia data, offering new clues about galaxy formation and dark matter.

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