Here’s how it works. Our galaxy is aptly named the Milky Way — it looks white, the color of fresh spring snow in the early morning, scientists now reveal. Color is a key detail of galaxies ...

This week, a team of University of Pittsburgh astronomers announced the most accurate determination yet of the color of the Milky Way Galaxy: “a very pure white, almost mirroring a fresh spring ...

Our galaxy is aptly named the Milky Way — it looks white, the color of fresh spring snow in the early morning, scientists now reveal. Color is a key detail of galaxies, shedding light on its ...

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. astronomers investigating the true color of the Milky Way galaxy say its name is apt, because it is indeed white -- but not just any white. Because the Earth is ...

But our position relative to the Milky Way (i.e. the fact that we’re actually inside it) means our perception of its true color is skewed. Now at last, astronomers have determined the color of ...

Turns out the Milky Way is aptly named, with the overall color of our galaxy resembling the shade of fine-grained spring snow in early morning light. Splitting the light into its component ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. BERLIN — Nearly 1.7 billion stars have been plotted in unprecedented detail with today's ...