Fireworks may not be the only light show this 4th of July weekend (and beyond.) The darkest Arizona skies may deliver ...

The summer Milky Way overhead and through the Summer Triangle stars in July, looking up through trees in Banff National Park at Herbert Lake. (Photo by: Alan Dyer/VW Pics/UIG via Getty Images) There ...

Fireworks may not be the only light show this 4th of July weekend (and beyond.) The darkest California skies may deliver stellar views of the Milky Way.

The Milky Way galaxy's bright center is most visible in the United States from March to September. No special equipment is needed to see the galaxy, but dark skies away from city lights are essential.

Our Milky Way is far from calm — it ripples with a colossal wave spanning tens of thousands of light-years, revealed by ESA’s Gaia telescope. This wave, moving through the galaxy’s disc like ripples ...