25 Jaw Dropping Photos of the Milky Way Taken From Around the World

The Lion’s Den

The Milky Way arching majestically above a plateau of the Atacama Desert in Chile.

Sleep-Tracking Earbuds Didn’t Fix Me, but They Did Open My Eyes

NextSense's EEG-equipped wireless earbuds are an intriguing idea, but I'm not sure if sleep-tracking can save me from constant tiredness.

Accessories & Wearables James Pero Apr 22

An illustration of a red giant star near the Milky Way.

Astronomers Found the Closest Thing Yet to the Universe’s First Stars

The pristine star formed outside the Milky Way and later drifted into our galaxy.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Apr 7

An illustration of a group of stars in the Milky Way galaxy

Our Sun Was Born in a Hellish Part of the Milky Way. New Research Explains How It Escaped

Without the mass stellar migration, life may not have been able to form on Earth.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Mar 13

Daring Theory Challenges the Black Hole’s Reign Over the Milky Way’s Core

There is a lot we have yet to understand about the center of the Milky Way—could it be due to a mass of invisible dark matter?

Space & Spaceflight Gayoung Lee Feb 5

Fermi Galactic Center Gamma Ray Excess Fermi Data Overlay

Astronomers Hope a Mysterious Glow in the Milky Way Is What They Think It Is

For decades, astronomers have been vying to identify a source for a mysterious gamma-ray excess at the center of the Milky Way. Could dark matter be the answer?

Space & Spaceflight Gayoung Lee Oct 22 '25

‘Ice Cubes in a Volcano’: Scientists Baffled by Mysterious Clouds in Center of the Milky Way

The finding suggests a pair of gigantic Fermi bubbles in our galaxy formed after the dinosaurs.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Jul 19 '25