milky way galaxy
At the Largest Scales, Our Milky Way Galaxy is in the Middle of Nowhere
A presentation at the June 6th AAS meeting confirms that our galaxy is inside an enormous cosmic void, the largest…
Distance & Speed Of Sun’s Orbit Around Galactic Centre Measured
Using the initial data released by the Gaia observatory, a team of Canadian astrophysicists have produced refined estimates on the…
Messier 33 – The Triangulum Galaxy
Located in the Triangulum constellation, about 3 million light-years from Earth, is the Triangulum Galaxy (aka. Messier 33).
Stars at the Edge of our Galaxy May Have Been Stolen
A new study produced by astronomers from Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics shows how some of the most distant stars in…
Confirmed: We Really are ‘Star Stuff’
Scientist Carl Sagan said many times that “we are star stuff,” from the nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in…
Hubble Spots Festive Nebula in Neighboring Galaxy
Just in time for the holidays, a team of astronomers have released Hubble images that show a bright and festive…
What is a Supermassive Black Hole?
For decades, astronomers have believed that a supermassive black hole exists at the center of our galaxy. And ongoing research…
What are Magellanic Clouds?
Beyond the Milky Way Galaxy lies the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, two bundles of stars and dust that orbit…
What is Galactic Evolution?
Galaxies have a natural life cycle, which began shortly after the Big Bang and will likely continue for several trillion…
What Happens When Galaxies Collide?
In about 4 billion years, the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies will collide. Known as a galactic merger, this process…