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The Milky Way returns: How to take breathtaking photos of our galaxy this summer

Learn how to photograph the Milky Way in June with expert astrophotography tips on dark skies, camera settings, timing and composition.

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The Milky Way was rewired by a cataclysmic collision billions of years ago. Now it is on course for another

Vasily Belokurov is one of three winners of the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics. The award is for uncovering fossil evidence of past galactic mergers that prove how the Milky Way evolved.

The Conversation

Trouble near the Milky Way: The Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping its smaller neighbor galaxy apart

The Magellanic Clouds are a pair of dwarf galaxies passing the Milky Way probably for the first time, but as they move they have been interacting with each other for billions of years.

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Scientists find wind blowing from our Milky Way's black hole after half-century search: 'There it is'

After searching for 50 years, astronomers have finally discovered powerful winds blowing from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy.

Space

Wind from Milky Way’s black hole solves a 50-year-old mystery

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FED:Mapping forces with help from galaxies far, far away

Striking maps produced with the help of a powerful radio telescope in the Australian outback will help scientists better understand how the Milky Way formed.

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Mapping forces with help from galaxies far, far away

Striking maps produced with the help of a powerful radio telescope in the Australian outback will help scientists better understand how the Milky Way formed.

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NASA plans to send a planet hunter to scan the Galaxy for 100,000 new alien worlds

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is poised to discover approximately 100,000 exoplanets, significantly expanding our understanding of planetary formation. This mission will explore previously uncharted regions of the Milky Way, utilizing transit and microlensing techniques to study diverse planetary systems and potentially reveal if Earth is a cosmic rarity.

The Economic Times

Astrophotographer climbed steep snow and ice to reveal a spectacular night sky "most people beneath those lights will never see"

Award-winning Milky Way image over Queenstown shows a rare alignment of a galaxy, alpine terrain and human presence

Digital Camera World

Award-winning Milky Way photo above Aoraki "became one of the most demanding challenges I had set for myself," says photographer

The photographer navigated steep, rocky terrain and snow-covered slopes under winter conditions to capture this Milky Way photograph

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A trip to the United Arab Emirates' darkest spot reveals a rare view of the Milky Way

The gleaming skyscrapers and brights lights of the United Arab Emirates draw the eyes of all who travel here

The Independent UK

The Milky Way may have devoured another galaxy named Loki, and astronomers think they've found its remains

Astronomers say that they have identified 20 stars that may have grown up together in a dwarf galaxy named "Loki" that eventually became part of our Milky Way.

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"I spent 10 days traveling through Botswana, living out of my car and moving through remote desert landscapes in complete isolation, focused entirely on photographing the night sky"

Armed with an astro-modified DSLR camera, this photographer crossed remote salt pans and captured ancient boabab trees beneath the Milky Way

Digital Camera World

"At first, it was hard to believe" –Photographer captures a rare combination of night sky phenomena in one image

This 200° Milky Way panorama revealed something that the photographer did not expect to see

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New moon of May 2026 brings stunning views of the Milky Way, Venus and Mars

See dazzling planets, the Milky Way and a trio of celestial animals brightening the spring sky around May's new moon.

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The Milky Way ate a galaxy called Loki, and scientists think they found its bones

Astronomers have identified a group of ancient stars that may be the remnants of a dwarf galaxy named Loki that merged with the Milky Way more than 10 billion years ago.

Digital Camera World

Photographer captures Geminid meteors over giant telescope for the first time in stunning 400MP night sky panorama

A winter Milky Way panorama shows Geminid meteors streaking above the world's largest optical telescope in Spain

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This Milky Way photo looks out of this world – a perfect night sky over a surreal salt flat landscape

A sky so clear it felt unreal, recalls featured photographer in the 2026 Milky Way Photographer of the Year

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Our Milky Way's 'Zone of Avoidance' holds a galaxy supercluster with 30,000 trillion times the sun's mass

The Vela Supercluster, in our Milky Way's Zone of Avoidance, is competing gravitationally with other superclusters for the attention of local galaxies.

Digital Camera World

Astrophotography in May 2026: get your camera ready to photograph meteors, the Milky Way, and two full moons this month

Everything you need to know about what’s worth photographing in the night skies over the coming month

Space

Starbirth shuts down 40,000 light-years from the Milky Way's core — and astronomers don't know why

Astronomers have found the boundary of star formation in the Milky Way's spiral disk — and it's not as far out from the center of our galaxy as you might imagine.

Space

Backyard snapshot delivers stunning galaxy image | Space photo of the day for April 27, 2026

The Small Magellanic Cloud, a neighbor of our Milky Way galaxy, stuns in this ambassador's picture.

International Business Times UK

Rare Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Offers Insight into Early Milky Way

Rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is revealing clues about the early Milky Way, offering scientists a glimpse into conditions billions of years ago.

Space

'Dark subhaloes' may explain why galaxies seem to form pre-determined shapes

Our universe is full of mysteries, but few are as perplexing as the dark, tiny galaxies that hover around larger ones like the Milky Way.

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This may be the daughter of one of our universe's 1st stars. Scientists call it an 'ancient immigrant'

The star is escaping the Large Magellanic Cloud for the Milky Way.

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