milky way
The Milky Way’s Most Recent Meal was a Galaxy it Gobbled up 8-10 Billion Years ago
The Milky Way had a sausage galaxy breakfast about 8 billion years ago
An Incredible View Into the Heart of the Small Magellanic Cloud
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is over 200,000 light-years away, yet it's still one of our galaxy's closest neighbours in…
A Detailed Scan of the Milky Way Finds Possible “Fossil” Spiral Arms
New research has revealed previously unknown wispy structures in the Milky Way disk that could offer clues about the history…
Once New Horizons was out Beyond Pluto, it Could Finally Measure the Brightness of the Milky Way
The New Horizons spacecraft has been speeding away from Earth since it launched in 2006. Scientists using the Alice UV…
A Black Hole has been Found Lurking Just Outside the Milky Way
Astronomers have found a smaller, stellar-mass black hole lurking in a nearby satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way. The…
What’s Causing the Mysterious Radio Waves Coming From the Center of the Milky Way?
The center of the Milky Way is a mysterious place. Astronomers think there's a supermassive black hole there, though it…
A Magnetic Tunnel Surrounds the Earth
What if our eyes could see radio waves? If we could, we might be able to look up into the…
The Milky Way Hasn’t Been Evenly Mixed
Gas from the intergalactic medium constantly rains down on galaxies, fueling continued star formation. New research has shown that this…
Astronomers Have Tracked Down the Source of High Energy Cosmic Rays to Regions Within the Milky Way Itself
Using a new observatory, a team of Chinese astronomers have found over a dozen sources of ultra-high energy cosmic rays.…
New Mosaic Shows the Galactic Core From Opposite Sides of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
NASA recently released a panoramic mosaic image that beautifully captures the mysterious and extremely energetic environment at the heart of…