The Milky Way as a laboratory for civilizations Any attempt to chart alien societies has to start with the structure of The Milky Way itself, a disk roughly 100,000 light years across with hundreds of ...

Astronomers have detected a mysterious object in our galaxy that emits intense bursts of radio waves and X-rays with remarkable regularity, every 44 minutes. The signals, coming from a source called ...

Throughout the many adventures of Star Trek, it's extremely rare that the Enterprise (or any other ship) leaves the Milky Way ...

"Milky Way season," when our galaxy's bright center is most visible, is now beginning in the Northern Hemisphere. The best time to see the Milky Way in the U.S. is generally from March to September.

"Milky Way season," when our galaxy's bright center is most visible, is now beginning in the Northern Hemisphere. The best time to see the Milky Way in the US is generally from March to September.