The search for intelligent life in our galaxy is shifting from abstract speculation to detailed cartography, as researchers ...

The research is mounting up that we might not be alone in this big wide world. So what's the likelihood that aliens are out ...

American space agency NASA announced the first major science program for the Nancy Grace Roman telescope, aside from the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Astronomers have begun a first-of-its-kind search for signs ...

The best time to view the Milky Way in the Northern Hemisphere is from March to September. The Milky Way, our home galaxy ...

In the vast, quiet theatre of deep space, not many things capture the human imagination like a traveler from another world.

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. Though the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is just days away from coming as close to Earth as it will ever get. Here's how you can track ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar visitor, reaches its closest approach to Earth on Dec 19 at about 167 million miles - visible ...

The Milky Way galaxy, comprised of billions of stars, will be visible in the night sky until the end of May, particularly between the last quarter moon (May 20) and the new moon (May 30). Light ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...

The Milky Way's core will be visible to stargazers in the southern hemisphere, including Tennessee, this month and throughout August. No special equipment is needed to view the galaxy, just a dark sky ...