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Is This the Future of the Milky Way?
The central region of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 474. It's set against a backdrop of more distant galaxies. Will…
Slimmed Down Red Giants Had Their Mass Stolen By a Companion Star
Millions of stars that can grow up to 620 million miles in diameter, known as 'red giants,' exist in our…
The Milky Way has an Inner Ring, Just Outside the Core
Combining data from the APOGEE survey and the Gaia Observatory with sophisticated models, a team of scientists has found a…
Part of the Milky Way Is Much Older Than Previously Believed
The Milky Way is older than astronomers thought, or part of it is. A newly-published study shows that part of…
Astronomers Scan the Center of the Milky Way for Any Sign of Intelligent Civilizations. Nothing but Silence.
Are there civilizations somewhere else in the Universe? Somewhere else in the Milky Way? That's one of our overarching questions,…
Nearby Supernovae Exploded Just a few Million Years Ago, Leading to a Wave of Star Formation Around the Sun
The Sun isn't the only star in this galactic neighbourhood. Other stars also call this neighbourhood home. But what's the…
The Milky Way’s Most Recent Meal was a Galaxy it Gobbled up 8-10 Billion Years ago
The Milky Way had a sausage galaxy breakfast about 8 billion years ago
An Incredible View Into the Heart of the Small Magellanic Cloud
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is over 200,000 light-years away, yet it's still one of our galaxy's closest neighbours in…
A Detailed Scan of the Milky Way Finds Possible “Fossil” Spiral Arms
New research has revealed previously unknown wispy structures in the Milky Way disk that could offer clues about the history…
Once New Horizons was out Beyond Pluto, it Could Finally Measure the Brightness of the Milky Way
The New Horizons spacecraft has been speeding away from Earth since it launched in 2006. Scientists using the Alice UV…