Supermassive black hole pairs imaged in merging galactic cores
The same should happen six billion years from now when the Milky Way merges with Andromeda.
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Astronomers image plasma flares on the bleeding edge of Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
These flares should correspond to the point of no return for the Milky Way's supermassive black hole.
The Milky Way once had a large sister galaxy — but Andromeda devoured it
Astronomers unravel a gruesome galactic murder... and we might be next!
Two billion years ago, Andromeda ‘ate’ a sister-galaxy of the Milky Way
The findings could topple our current understanding of how galaxies merge.
Scientists just found the first relic galaxy — it’s remained unchanged since the early universe
A breakthrough moment in astronomy.
Researchers map out the age of the Milky Way’s “heart”
Our galaxy still holds many secrets.
Ginormous hydrogen clouds whizz around the Milky Way at phenomenal speeds
Scientists gain new insight into mysterious cloud formations traveling around the galaxy.
The Milky Way might not be your typical spiral galaxy but is it unique?
The Milky Way just got an ego boost.
Researchers find tantalizing evidence of mid-sized black hole in the Milky Way
If confirmed, this could indicate a remarkable progress in modern physics.
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.
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope discovers 104 new planets outside of Milky Way
Of these planets, four are believed to potentially be similar to Earth.
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.
First ‘growth chart’ developed for the Milky Way
The Milky Way has been around for at least 13.7 billion years, but it has its younger and older areas.
Biggest space picture ever: a 46 billion megapixel view of the Milky Way
After five years of painstakingly stitching together pictures of the Milky Way, astronomers from Ruhr University Bochum have finally completed ...
Milky Way Galaxy May be Way Larger Than Previously Thought
It is generally accepted that our galaxy has a diameter of nearly 100,000 light-years. However, findings of a new research, published ...
Our Galaxy Might Be a Huge Wormhole
Based on latest evidence and calculations, our entire galaxy, the Milky Way, might be a a huge wormhole, stable and ...
Astronomers map the Supercluster the Milky Way belongs to
The Laniakea Supercluster shown its equatorial plane. Image: CEA/Saclay, France Our sun is but a tiny ...
Astronomers find the sun’s first sibling: a star made of the same stuff
A star like our Sun is shown with an orbiting planet in the foreground in this ...