Giant Blinking Star Detected Near Galactic Center of Milky Way; What Is This?

SPACE 06.15.2021 02:25 AM

Astronomers have spotted a giant ‘blinking’ star towards the center of the Milky Way, more than 25,000 light years away.

Milky Way: Stream of Nearly 500 Stars in the Galaxy is a Family Thousands of Light-Years Away

06.07.2021 23:10 PM

Because it dwells in the galactic plane, where it may easily be covered by the Milky Way's 400 billion stars, the stellar stream has stayed hidden from astronomers for a long time.

Sagittarius A* Might Not Be a Black Hole After All, Hints Toward Dark Matter Mass

06.03.2021 05:20 AM

For several years, the scientific consensus is that the dark mass in the middle of the Milky Way, designated Sagittarius A*, is a black hole - and a new study is challenging the widely-accepted notion.

Dark Matter Origin Still a Mystery: Is It More Than a Cosmic Anomaly?

05.31.2021 04:30 AM

Dark Matters are just one of the few cosmic questions we still face up to this day. Experts believe that the revelation to the dark matter particles might mean more than we expect.

Milky Way’s Outermost Regions Unveiled by New All-Sky Map

04.22.2021 02:11 AM

Astronomers released a new all-sky map of the outermost regions of the Milky Way to show information on small galaxies that traveled through its galactic halo.

Mysterious Glow From Center of Milky Way Galaxy: Is It Dark Matter?

03.30.2021 02:10 AM

Astrophysicists previously proposed theories related to the potential sign of dark matter in the Milky Way's core.

Experts Found Vast 'Halo' of Dark Matter Around Dwarf Galaxy

02.02.2021 00:02 AM

Vast halo of dark matter around Tucana II is said to be five times larger than previously estimated. The dwarf galaxy is 163,000 light years from Earth.

A New Study on Theia 456 Reveals Hundreds of Stars Born Almost at the Same Time

01.17.2021 00:55 AM

While the Milky Way alone has more than 8,000 stellar streams - all named Theia - one particular stream, Theia 456, appears to be special.

'Super-Earth' Orbiting One of Milky Way's Oldest Stars, Observed

01.13.2021 01:19 AM

Researchers estimate the average temperature on "Super Earth" is roughly around 3,140 degrees Fahrenheit.

Astronomers Rewrite the History of the Milky Way Galaxy

01.04.2021 13:00 PM

Astronomers think that the Milky Way Galaxy was formed by at least one major collision that happened during its youth.

Kepler Space Telescope Reveals About 300 Million Habitable Planets Possibly Exist in the Milky Way

11.14.2020 12:00 PM

Scientists found that about 50 percent of Sun-like stars consist of rocky planets that have the ability to host "liquid water on their surfaces."

Scientists Found Mysterious 'Fast Radio Burst' In the Milky Way for the First Time

11.05.2020 04:00 AM

Named FRB 200428, it was belched out by the collapsed core of a massive supernova called SGR 1935+2154. It reached us on April 20.

Experts Found Earth-Sized Rogue Planet Floating in Milky Way

11.02.2020 08:00 AM

Rogue planets are free-floating, non-star circling planets. Scientists have found the smallest rogue object in our Milky Way galaxy. They are about the size of Mars and Earth.

Mystery of Magellanic Stream in the Milky Way, Finally Revealed

09.10.2020 07:50 AM

Scientists answered how the Magellanic Stream from two small galaxies that entered the Milky Way could have gained mass that is a billion times more massive than the sun.

ALMA Finds a Galaxy Like Our Own in the Early Universe

08.12.2020 22:20 PM

After pouring through data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/ submillimeter Array (ALMA), a team of astronomers has found a distant galaxy similar to our own Milky Way.

Study: Phoenix Stream Could Help Explain Milky Way Formation

08.04.2020 09:00 AM

A local globular cluster, called the "Phoenix stream," might be the key to tracing the beginnings of the Milky Way, a new study suggests.

Dwarf Star Blasted Itself and Is Now Hurtling Across the Milky Way

07.15.2020 03:01 AM

A study from the University of Warwick revealed that a blast sends a star out of its orbit with another star in a partial supernova and is now traveling across the Milky Way galaxy.

The South Pole Wall: 100 Million Billion Stars Are Found Hiding in the Milky Way

07.11.2020 01:10 AM

A recent discovery of 100 million billion stars hidden the Milky Way is named the South Pole Wall. Cosmographers explain how it's possible to map out what they can't see in space.

Evidence of Stars Born Elsewhere Suddenly Merged With the Milky Way

07.08.2020 05:45 AM

Astronomers announce the discovery of Nyx, a dwarf galaxy that has merged in the Milky Way and continues to move towards the galaxy's center.

The Tilted Disk: The Milky Way’s Core Energy Reveals New Insight for the Entire Galaxy

07.04.2020 06:04 AM

Scientists made a new discovery regarding the behavior of gases at the Milky Way's core, the Tilted Disk. Discovering the source of their activity may explain the Galaxy's energy.

Unique Telescope Captures First-Ever X-ray Imaging of the Milky Way, Including Spectacular Nebula and Blackholes

06.20.2020 02:32 AM

Astronomers create the first X-Ray map of the Milky Way with more than one million cosmic objects. The team is already working on future surveys in the next few years.