Dogwood's true flowers are rather inconspicuous, clustered tightly together in a tiny yellow bundle in the middle of four showy, petal-like bracts. The latter are usually white in color although ...

Inconspicuous for most of the year, these diminutive denizens of our forests outdo their towering neighbors by providing a spectacular show of color ... Milky Way' seems to be one of the more ...

Photo credit: Dark Strangers On clear nights, the Milky Way stretches across the darkness like ... ideal for wading in the creek or picnicking in shaded groves. Fall creates a spectacle of color that ...

Hiking trails wind through forests and along ridgelines, offering views that change dramatically with the seasons – from spring’s explosion of dogwood and redbud to fall’s fiery display ...

For those in midlatitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, the arc of our galaxy becomes easier to see in May. Here's when and ...

The Milky Way is really something to see — but not this month, when it’s at the level of the horizon before midnight. (The Columbian files) Stargazers accustomed to scanning the Milky Way ...

For the clearest view of the Milky Way, aim for nights with no cloud cover or moonlight Stargazers in the UAE can watch the Milky Way from May to October The American Museum of Natural History ...

This depiction is thought to illustrate the Great Rift, a band of dust and gas that appears to split the Milky Way in two. While this is the clearest known evidence for the ancient Egyptians ...

First, the gas in the central molecular zone (CMZ), a dense and chaotic region near the Milky Way's core, appears to be ionized (meaning it is electrically charged because it has lost electrons ...

Astronomers have discovered a likely explanation for a fracture in a huge cosmic "bone" in the Milky Way. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and radio telescopes, researchers believe a fast ...

Astronomers found a fast-moving 'zombie star' in the Milky Way. This magnetar, named SGR 0501+4516, has a strong magnetic field. It travels at 110,000 mph. Discovered in 2008, it's 15,000 light ...