There could be a supermassive black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud hurling stars at the Milky Way
Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.
Telescopes spy massive phenomenon from early days of universe that’s twice the width of Milky Way
Telescopes around the world have spotted a monster radio jet streaming from a quasar dating back to the first 1 billion years ...
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The best objects to view and photograph along the Milky Way
Visual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.
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100 years ago: Edwin Hubble proved the Milky Way is not the only galaxy in the universe
In the 1920s, astronomers thought that the Milky Way was the entire universe. Hubble's discovery revealed a much bigger ...
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Two enormous "bubbles" discovered towering above and below our Milky Way galaxy
In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic ...
ESA’s Gaia Spacecraft Wraps Up Revolutionary Milky Way Mapping Mission
ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.
Mysterious Icy Objects Found in Milky Way Baffle Astronomers: Everything You Need to Know
Conflicting distance measurements have added to the uncertainty. One data source places one object at 6,500 light years away, ...
Cult chocolate bar returning to shelves after being discontinued three years ago
A CULT chocolate bar is returning to shelves after being discontinued three years ago. Milky Way Crispy Rolls are making ...