What Is This? Astronomers Detect Blinking Giant Near the Center of Our Galaxy

Medicine & Technology Jun 15, 2021

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

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

Jun 07, 2021

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

Jun 03, 2021

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?

May 31, 2021

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.

Astronomers Introduce New All-Sky Map: Charts Milky Way’s Outer Areas

Apr 22, 2021

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 in Milky Way Galaxy's Center Could Be Due to Dark Matter

Mar 30, 2021

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

Feb 02, 2021

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

Jan 17, 2021

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

Jan 13, 2021

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

Astronomers Rewrite the History of the Milky Way Galaxy

Jan 04, 2021

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

Nov 14, 2020

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

Nov 05, 2020

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

Nov 02, 2020

Rogue planets are free-floating, non-star circling planets.

Mystery of Magellanic Stream in the Milky Way, Finally Revealed

Sep 10, 2020

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

Aug 12, 2020

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.