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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…
This is What It’ll Look Like When the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies Collide Billions of Years from Now
What happens when two galaxies collide? The Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy are on a collision course, and in…
Thanks to Gaia, We Now Know Exactly When We’ll be Colliding with Andromeda
Astronomers have known for some time that the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies will collide on some future date.…
Gaia Spots an Enormous Ghost Galaxy Right Next Door that’s Being Dismantled by the Milky Way
Astronomers combing through data from the ESA's Gaia spacecraft have discovered what they're calling a ghost galaxy. The galaxy, named…
Whoa. That’s the Milky Way, Bouncing off the Moon in Radio Waves
The universe wasn't always such a well-lit place. It had its own Dark Ages, back in the days before stars…
Gas and Dust Seen Swirling Around our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole
A team using ALMA has observed gas and dust cloudlets near the super massive black hole at the center of…
The Milky Way is Still Rippling from a Galactic Collision Millions of Years Ago
Between 300 million and 900 million years ago, our Milky Way galaxy nearly collided with the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy. Data…
The Most Detailed Map Ever Made of the Milky Way in Radio Waves
A new radio wave map of the Milky Way Galaxy is our most detailed yet and will be the basis…
The Night Sky Magic of the Atacama
There's nothing an astronomer - whether professional or amateur - loves more than a clear dark night sky away from…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 455: Your Practical Guide to Colonizing the Milky Way!
This episode was recorded live in St. Louis, MO at the Astronomy Cast Solar Eclipse Escape 2017, so there's only…