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A Huge Wave is Passing Through the Milky Way Unleashing New Stellar Nurseries
Stars are formed within large clouds of gas and dust known as stellar nurseries. While star formation was once seen…
This is the Core of the Milky Way, Seen in Infrared, Revealing Features Normally Hidden by Gas and Dust
The world's largest airborne telescope, SOFIA, has peered into the core of the Milky Way and captured a crisp image…
100,000 Supernovae Exploded Near the Core of the Milky Way
Using data from the GALACICNUCLEUS survey, a team of astronomers has determined that star formation occurred in massive bursts in…
Dark Matter Could Be A Source of Gamma Rays Coming from the Center of the Milky Way
There's a lot of mysterious goings-on at the center of the Milky Way. The supermassive black hole that resides there…
This is the Milky Way’s Magnetic Field
The Milky Way galaxy has its own magnetic field. It's extremely weak compared to Earth's; thousands of times weaker, in…
A New Way to Measure the Age of the Milky Way
Using data collected by Kepler's K2 observation campaign, an international team of scientists was able to more accurately predict the…
This Astrophotographer Makes the World Turn and the Sky Stand Still
Photographer Eric Brummel has created a stunning time-lapse of the Milky Way. Time-lapses of the Milky Way are not rare,…
Milky Way’s Black Hole Just Flared, Growing 75 Times as Bright for a Few Hours
Even though the black hole at the center of the Milky Way is a monster, it's still rather quiet. Called…
What Did the Early Milky Way Look Like?
In the very early days of our Universe, just over 13 billion years ago, there was very little structure. There…
The Most Efficient Way to Explore the Entire Milky Way, Star by Star
At this year's Global Trajectory Optimization Competition (GTOC), a team from the ESA presented a model for how humanity could…