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Does Our Galaxy Have a Habitable Zone?
It’s not just our Solar System that has a habitable zone, it turns out our entire galaxy has regions which…
Weekly Space Hangout – Sept 16, 2016: Universe Sandbox
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guests: This week's guests will be the Universe Sandbox Developers Dan Dixon (Project Lead &…
The Big Dipper in the Year 92,000
Using a handy time machine, we zoom into the future to get a sneak peek at the sky to come.
Best Picture Yet Of Milky Way’s Formation 13.5 Billion Years Ago
A new study of the Milky Way galaxy reveals the ages of different parts of the galaxy, and tells the…
Terzan 5 May Unlock Secret to Milky Way’s Past
A team of astronomers have discovered a globular cluster that stands out as distinct from all others -- a fossil…
6 Million Years Ago The Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole Raged
Astrophysicists looking for the Milky Way's missing matter have found that our black hole was very active only 6 million…
Weekly Space Hangout – June 17, 2016: LIGO Team
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: LIGO Team Members:Kai Staats and Michael Landry Kai Staats is a filmmaker, lecturer and…
Metropolitan Milky Way
In this guest post from Photographingspace.com, Janik Alheit explains how he was able to photograph the Milky Way above the…
A Super-Fast Star System Shrugs Its Shoulders At Physics
Researchers have discovered the first Hyper-Velocity binary star, and its location, and possible relationship with Dark Matter, is a puzzle.
The Milky Way Galaxy’s Dark Halo Of Star Formation
A new study shows that Dark Matter is triggering star formation in dwarf galaxies near the Milky Way.