A new map of the Milky Way created by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan shows Earth is spiraling faster and is 2,000 light-years closer to the supermassive black hole at the center ...

As J.R.R. Tolkien wrote in The Fellowship of the Ring, “Not all those who wander are lost.” But in the case of planets, it’s possible that most of them are.

It was chosen for its remote location and dark skies ... the not-so-long-ago time when we could see the Milky Way wherever we were standing on Earth.

Astrophotography Meteor Shower with Milky Way Galaxy and Stars - Scenic mountain views of night sky of the Flat Tops Wilderness area, Colorado USA.

Aterrifying glimpse of a possible fate for our galaxy, the Milky Way, has come to light thanks ... almost a billion light years from Earth, harbors a supermassive black hole with a mass billions ...