With the Milky Way itself measuring about 100,000 light-years across, the researchers noted that this stellar desert comprises a lot of empty space.

Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas is home to one of the nation’s largest rooftop solar arrays.

The Mojave desert has a song all its own – if you take the time to listen Kelso is one of just seven sand dunes in North America known to 'sing,' and one of the most sonorous ...

A civilian jet broke the sound barrier three times during a test flight in California’s Mojave Desert on Tuesday, the first time a privately developed and built aircraft has accomplished such a ...

The Milky Way serves as a celestial pathway between two telescopes in a stunning image from Chile's Atacama Desert.

Matteo Strassera wins the top place in this round with an image of the Milky Way captured over sand dune curves in the Rub’ al Khali desert, Meanwhile, Max Benkard came first place in the Young ...

A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday, tearing through the air tens of thousands of feet above the Mojave Desert and a crowd of ...

Astrophotographer Petr Horálek shot this image of the Milky Way dazzling above strange geological formations in the desert close to the ALMA radio telescope array in Chile.

The Twentynine Palms Marine Corps base houses vulnerable young desert tortoises until they're hardy enough to withstand predators and drought. The endangered species' continued existence in the ...

Explore the Milky Way at 46 billion pixels A 194-gigabyte image is the largest astronomical image ever created, showing a swathe of the Milky Way galaxy across the southern sky.

The 2024 collection of the Milky Way photographer of the year has just been released, showing the galaxy in stunning scenery around the world.

Corporations are making plans to carpet the desert surrounding Las Vegas with giant solar fields. Those energy generators could imperil rare plants and slow-footed tortoises, but also lessen the ...