Visual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.

Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.

This stunning image of NGC 6951 is captured by NASA's Hubble Telescope. It is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cepheus. It is located at a distance of about 75 million light-years ...

Rowland of Leiden University in The Netherlands, has discovered the most distant Milky Way-like galaxy ever observed. Named ...

These shots of the Milky Way were taken by 25-year-old photographer Stephen Bank over the past month They include some of the county's most iconic locations such as the renowned beauty spot Durdle ...

These galaxies go far back in the Universe’s history with many of these galaxies forming 10 billion years ago or longer. The Milky Way is a typical ‘disk’ galaxy, which a shape similar to a pancake or ...

Like the Milky Way, it’s a spiral galaxy ... and the cycle repeats perfectly with this very characteristic shape,” GuhaThakurta said. “In addition, if you measure their average brightness ...

For starters, its based on the GM-2100 shape, which is a perennial favourite. And its metallic purple casing is a real show-stopper, with its Milky Way-style waves and swirls. The effect has been ...

But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way -- the magnificent ... clear autumn night as a faint cigar-shaped object roughly the apparent angular ...