Scientists complete most precise star map, revealing hidden details in our galaxy
An incredibly fruitful mission sheds new secrets about the Milky Way.
Tag: galaxy
Dark matter might not interact with anything other than gravity
Scientists are left in the dark again.
Gravitational waves might be created at the centre of most galaxies
Looks like we can expect more gravitational waves in the near future.
Researchers map out the age of the Milky Way’s “heart”
Our galaxy still holds many secrets.
Astronomers use gravity to zoom in on incredibly distant star
A new take on the whole 'twinkle twinkle' thing.
In a galaxy far, far away, Dark Matter appears to be missing
The elusive dark matter surprises us once again... this time by being absent.
Galactic clockwork: Astronomers find all galaxies rotate once every billion years
Regardless of their size, all galaxies that just as long to come full circle.
NASA zooms in on one of the oldest galaxies with the help of a cosmic magnifying glass
It might teach us about how galaxies such as the Milky Way evolved.
Astronomers find one of the oldest known object in the Universe, formed only a billion years after Big Bang
It's supposed to be one of the first galaxies.
The Milky Way might not be your typical spiral galaxy but is it unique?
The Milky Way just got an ego boost.
We really are made of star stuff: half of the atoms inside us come from intergalactic space
Aside from the romantic aspect, the study also offers an important scientific perspective.
Supermassive black hole spotted struggling with its galactic meal
Sometimes, even a black hole can choke on its meal.
Supermassive black hole dislodged from its galactic throne travels at 5 million mph
In the aftermath of a titanic galactic battle, a merged black hole caused some waves.
Universe has 2 trillion galaxies, 20 times more than we thought, new study claims
We may have dramatically underestimated what lies in the Universe.
Two dwarf-galaxies have left the wilderness to join a galactic party
Drawn by gravity, a dwarf galaxy pair is leaving the void for a more crowded region of the universe.
Scientists uncover unique speed and direction of Milky Way’s spinning ‘halo’
The findings could reveal the location of the missing matter of our universe.
‘Little Lion Galaxy’ offers clues about the Big Bang
A faint, blue galaxy 30 million light years away from Earth could help us understand the conditions from the birth ...
Astronomers discover a new type of galaxy: Super Spirals
Astronomers have discovered a new species of galaxies in the cosmic wilderness.
Lonely planet is actually part of the largest planetary system in the Milky Way
Astronomers find the parent of an orphan planet. The finding makes the solar system the biggest in the galaxy.