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The Thick Disk: Galactic Construction Project or Galactic Rejects?
[/caption] The disk of spiral galaxies is comprised of two main components: The thin disk holds the majority of stars…
Finding the Origin of Milky Way’s Ancient Stars
[/caption] From the Royal Astronomical Society Many of the Milky Way’s ancient stars are remnants of other smaller galaxies torn…
What Galaxy is the Earth In?
[/caption] Were you wondering what galaxy is the Earth in? You'll probably recognize the answer: it's the Milky Way Galaxy.…
Newly-Discovered Stellar Nurseries in the Milky Way
[/caption] Our Milky Way churns out about seven new stars per year on average. More massive stars are formed in…
Second-Generation Star Supports Cannibal Theory of Milky Way
[/caption] A newly discovered red giant star is a relic from the early universe -- a star that may have…
All-Sky Radio Image in 60 Seconds, No Moving Parts
[/caption] This image is a software-calibrated image with high signal-to-noise ratio at a frequency of 120 MHz, of the radio…
Milky Way Has a “Squashed Beachball”-Shaped Dark Matter Halo
This illustration shows the visible Milky Way galaxy surrounded by a "squashed beachball"-shaped dark matter halo. Source: UCLA Our galaxy…
Get the Big Picture of the Milky Way at the Adler Planetarium
[/caption] Astronomy is all about getting the big picture of our place in the cosmos, but some pictures are bigger…
Astronomers Dig Up Relic of the Milky Way’s Central Bulge
[/caption] Like archaeologists who dig through the layers of dirt to unearth crucial pieces of the history of mankind, astronomers…
1 Milky Way; 3,000 Images
[/caption] What a gorgeous and immense image! And it's full of stars! An astronomer from Central Michigan University has put…