Our galaxy, the Milky Way, could harbor hundreds of intelligent civilizations. Yet, after decades of scanning the skies, no ...

Scientists have uncovered the true boundary of the Milky Way’s star-forming region using stellar “age mapping.” They found a ...

Astrophysicist Benjamin Zuckerman concludes that no alien civilization has passed within 100 light-years of Earth in billions of years, based on the absence of alien probes or strong, continuous ...

"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.

The Milky Way is at least 100,000 light-years across, but the new results suggest that the galaxy's star formation takes ...