The Latest Breaking News from the Milky Way

Large Magellanic Cloud bursts with baby stars | Space photo of the day for Dec. 3, 2025

The vantage point at Cerro Pachón, with its dark skies and high-altitude clarity, enhances the richness of the image.

Space · Dec 3, 2025

Shot with an old Canon 5D Mark III DSLR, this photo captures an astonishing Milky Way arc over a Mount Fuji-inspired landscape

This image by Taiwanese photographer Shang Yao-Yuan shows that you don't need the latest kit to capture the cosmos

Digital Camera World · Dec 3, 2025

James Webb Space Telescope watches our Milky Way galaxy's monster black hole fire out a flare

Observations of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*, collected by the James Webb Space Telescope, have allowed scientists to better understand how this cosmic titan fires off flares.

Space · Nov 28, 2025

First Vera Rubin Observatory image reveals hidden structure as long as the Milky Way trailing behind a nearby galaxy — Space photo of the week

First-light images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed a 163,000-light-year stream of stars emanating from the M61 galaxy, suggesting a violent past.

LiveScience · Nov 16, 2025

Despite heavy light pollution, this Nikon D780 and Tamron 24-70mm photo captures the Milky Way in astonishing detail

Michael Steven Harris earned People's Choice at the British Photography Awards for this stacked, long-exposure image

Digital Camera World · Nov 14, 2025

Unprecedented radio view of the Milky Way took over 40,000 hours to construct — Space photo of the week

Created using data from two extensive surveys, this spectacular radio image of the galactic plane of the Milky Way provides valuable insights into the birth and death of stars.

LiveScience · Nov 9, 2025

The Milky Way arcs over the Very Large Telescope | Space photo of the day for Nov. 5, 2025

Under the untouched darkness of Chile's Atacama Desert, the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope stands beneath an arching Milky Way.

Space · Nov 5, 2025

Rubin Observatory basks in galactic glow | Space photo of the day for Nov. 3, 2025

A new panorama from the Rubin Observatory captures the Milky Way in vivid detail.

Space · Nov 3, 2025

Explore the Milky Way like never before in this stunning new color map (image)

Astronomers have unveiled the largest low-frequency radio color image of the Milky Way ever created, offering a sprawling, interactive cosmic panorama with unprecedented detail.

Space · Oct 31, 2025

Enormous black hole unexpectedly found in tiny galaxy

An unexpected monster black hole was found hiding inside one of the Milky Way’s tiniest neighbors, rewriting what scientists thought they knew about how small galaxies hold themselves together.

Space · Oct 29, 2025