The Milky Way is surrounded by a huge, hot halo of gas
Recent measurements conducted by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, and observed by other X-ray instruments from around world and in space, suggest that ...
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Quasars “snack” regularly, instead of “feasting in one gulp”
Quasars are some of the brightest objects in the Universe. Their formed after black holes devour captured material, like gas dust ...
Spectacular spherical star cluster imaged by Hubble
The ever faithful Hubble telescope has offered us yet another fantastic glimpse into the Universe's hidden gems. Captioned below is ...
Strange kink in Milky Way ring
The Milky Way galaxy is just beginning to unveal its secrets to us, and we are just starting to understand ...
Galaxy is full of starless Jupiter-like planets
Finding new planets is interesting an remarkable, but finding a whole new class of planets - that's definitely something extraordinary. ...
Incredible photo of the Milky Way arch
Once again NASA's amazing "astronomy picture of the day" feature provides us with pure gold. The above captioned stunning photo ...
How many planets are in the Milky Way? Over 50 billion
Yes, you've read that right. There are over 50 billion planets in our galaxy alone, according to the Kepler telescope, ...
Universe could hold three times more stars than previously believed
A new study suggests that a blunder of cosmic proportions has been made when estimating the total number of stars ...
Previously unseen huge structure located within our galaxy
Researchers have confirmed the presence of a previously undiscovered structure located in the center of the Milky Way, a discovery ...
Milky Way spins faster
Well ladies and gentlemen, you'd better fasten your seat belts, because we're in for quite a spin. The Milky Way ...
