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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.
Weekly Space Hangout – Feb. 26, 2016: Fast Radio Bursts & Missing Baryons
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Kimberly Cartier (@AstroKimCartier ) Dave Dickinson (www.astroguyz.com / @astroguyz) Jolene Creighton (fromquarkstoquasars.com / @futurism) Nicole…
Great Attractor Revealed? Galaxies Found Lurking Behind the Milky Way
The discovery of hundreds of galaxies, hidden from view behind the Milky Way, help shed light on the nature of…
Milky Way with Nearby Constellations by Matt Dieterich
Astrophotographer Matt Dieterich thoughtfully identified all the constellations in this amazing mosaic image of the Milky Way captured from Glacier…
This Road Leads to the Heart of the Milky Way
Stay on this road long enough and you'll reach the heart of the Milky Way, just 26,000 light-years to go.