The Milky Way as a laboratory for civilizations Any attempt to chart alien societies has to start with the structure of The Milky Way itself, a disk roughly 100,000 light years across with hundreds of ...

New research suggests that alien radio signals may be transformed by plasma from their home stars — and scientists on Earth ...

Small, rocky planets can coalesce around a wide variety of stars, suggesting that Earth-like alien worlds may have formed early and often throughout our Milky Way galaxy's history, a new study reveals ...

Just three decades ago, astronomers had no evidence that planets commonly orbited other stars. Then in 2025, NASA confirmed ...

The European Space Agency releases the most detailed image of the Milky Way's center, the galactic bulge, in visible light.

On May 22, 2026, the Pentagon released a second batch of previously classified photos and videos showing what appear to be unexplained flying objects. These file dumps were the culmination of a ...

Grain-sized remnants of alien technology may get caught in solar wind and land on plants and moons close to us ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When will the Milky Way collide with the Andromeda Galaxy?

Fireworks may not be the only light show this July Fourth weekend. Here's how you can see the Milky Way this month across the ...

In the vast expanse of the universe, the Milky Way Galaxy holds a special place in our hearts. It is our home, and after studying it for decades from our cosmic residence nestled within one of its ...

Milky Way season, when the galaxy's bright center is visible, is underway. The best viewing time in the Northern Hemisphere is from March to September. The Milky Way can be seen without special ...