This space wallpaper from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile shows two dramatic star formation regions in the southern Milky Way.

Apple has a penchant for plastering beautiful scenery on all of its new devices, so you probably weren’t surprised to find a gorgeous shot of the … ...

The Milky Way is seen side on so we see across its diameter, while a thin strip of light marks the edge of Earth's atmosphere ...

Starting September 17th, a photo of the Milky Way he captured while in Norway will become the default wallpaper in iOS 8, software that will be downloaded hundreds of millions of times by users ...

This fascinating space wallpaper shows the magnetic field of our Milky Way Galaxy as seen by ESA’s Planck satellite. ... Summer solstice 2025 brings changing seasons to Earth on June 20. 4.

Astronomers have just detected four new Earth-sized exoplanets floating along near our Milky Way’s Galactic Bulge—the cluster of dust, gas, and stars at our galaxy’s center.

Earth formed when Milky Way smashed into a nearby dwarf galaxy, breakthrough study finds Ripples caused by the cosmic collision set off a chain of events that led to the Solar System, say scientists.

The Milky Way is seen side on so we see across its diameter, while a thin strip of light marks the edge of Earth's atmosphere (suffice it to say, this wasn't captured on one of the best camera ...