In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic center.

Now here is the real trick. In order for the Milky Way to be sharp in the picture, the exposure can’t be any longer than about 90 seconds. (And that’s with a very wide 14mm lens.) Any longer ...

Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.

Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...

Astronomers have taken a close-up photo of a star outside our own galaxy, the Milky Way, for the first time ... to witness a star’s life in real time," said Gerd Weigelt, an astronomy professor ...

Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) What time of night is the Milky Way visible? This is the real beauty of going looking for the Milky Way during August because it’s ...

Now, astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to capture hundreds of detailed images of our vast galactic neighbor ..

Astronomers have released the most comprehensive photograph of the Andromeda galaxy, which contains over 200 million stars.