A radio burst was pulsing from the Milky Way. Astronomers traced it to a dead star
Astronomers say they have traced a mysterious pulsing in the Milky Way to a surprising source: a dead star locked in a dance ...
Astronomy's dirty window to space: A detailed map of dust in the Milky Way
When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...
Shockingly Tiny Galaxy Near Andromeda Is Just One-Millionth the Size of the Milky Way
Andromeda XXXV is only about 20,000 times more massive than our Sun—very small, even for a satellite galaxy. For comparison, ...
Energy Signals From Milky Way's Core Could Unveil New Type Of Dark Matter: Study
A new study suggests that clues about dark matter may be hidden in the Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone, where unexplained ...
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The Beast’s environment: How a supermassive black hole shapes the fate of the Milky Way
At the center of our galaxy, hidden behind dense clouds of gas and dust, the black hole Sagittarius A* rotates rapidly, ...
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Energy Signals From Milky Way's Core Hint at New Type of Dark Matter
The Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone (CMZ), is unlike most of the galaxy. Almost 80 percent of its dense gas is held there, ...
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Scientists discover smallest galaxy ever seen: 'It's like having a perfectly functional human being that's the size of a grain of rice'
"We thought they were basically all going to be fried because the entire universe turned into a vat of boiling oil." ...
Astronomers Unveil First 3D Map of Milky Way's Interstellar Dust
Astronomers have developed the first three-dimensional (3D) map detailing the properties of interstellar dust in the Milky ...
Runaway stars reveal hidden black hole in Milky Way's nearest neighbor
Astronomers have discovered strong evidence for the closest supermassive black hole outside of the Milky Way galaxy. This ...
10 Astonishing Things You Should Know About the Milky Way
The Milky Way is one of the biggest in the observable universe: Even if you traveled at the speed of light, it would take 100,000 years to go from one end of our home galaxy to the other.
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The Heart of the Milky Way May Host a New Form of Dark Matter
Learn more about this new form of dark matter, which may positively charge hydrogen clouds.
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Hidden monster black hole in the galaxy next door fired stars at us like million mph cosmic bullets
"Black holes are so stealthy that this one has been practically under our noses this whole time." ...