There's no shortage of round celestial objects in our universe. Planets, moons and stars all exhibit lovely spherical shapes.

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The mystery object, located just a short 15,000 light-years from Earth in our Milky Way galaxy, was spotted emitting unusual ...

The oldest representation of the night sky and our Milky Way galaxy was found in an Egyptian sarcophagus, revealing ancient ...

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Galactic bones, filaments of radio-wave-emitting particles, run through our galaxy, and one of them has a fracture. New ...

The billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, should appear especially vibrant in May 2025 as the band ...

The billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, should appear especially vibrant in May 2025. Here's how to ...

Because it appears as a rotating disc curving out from a dense central region, the Milky Way is known as a spiral galaxy. Our planet itself is located along one of the galaxy’s spiral arms ...

While the Milky Way is technically visible year-round, certain times offer better viewing opportunities — especially for ...