Easter Island is home to more than 900 giant Moai, with more still being discovered. The statues average about twice the ...

From end to end, the Milky Way's starry disk, observable with the naked eye and through optical telescopes, spans 120,000 light-years. Encircling it is another disk, composed mostly of hydrogen ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. The core of the Milky Way in Sagittarius low in the south over the Frenchman River valley at ... [+] Grasslands National Park ...

The goal was to create the most detailed and accurate map of the Milky Way ever. After taking images of the night sky for 13 years, the team has now published the map -- and it's absolutely massive.

Clearly, the Andromeda Nebula was a system of stars quite separate from the Milky Way, and in many ways comparable to it. From this simple observation, soon repeated for other starry nebulae ...

Stargazing can be as unpredictable as aurora-chasing, but once you’re settled under a dark night’s sky with a vast canopy of ...

The starry night sky can be viewed clearly from across the Atlantic Ocean ... This quiet corner of the state sees little light pollution and mostly cloudless nights, making spotting the Milky Way from ...

The narrow wedge of the zodiacal light (left) reaches nearly to the Milky Way (right) on Nov. 1 from near Kenton, Oklahoma. The zodiacal light stands high in the eastern sky this time of year but ...

A stunning view highlighting the galaxy's spiral structure, showcasing vibrant star clusters and nebulae An awe-inspiring image of the Milky Way’s core, filled with dense clusters of stars and ...

The Milky Way, the Big Dipper and Polaris the north ... a cross-shaped monument stands out against the backdrop of a starry sky. Commonly known as Julia's Cross, it was installed in tribute ...