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The Milky Way is Actually Warped
A new study by a team of Chinese scientists has shown that the galaxy actually has a warped, S-shape to…
One of Our Best Views of the Supermassive Black Hole at the Heart of the Milky Way
An almost unimaginably enormous black hole is situated at the heart of the Milky Way. It's called a Supermassive Black…
The Milky Way Could Be Spreading Life From Star to Star
A new study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics addresses the possibility of panspermia on a galactic (and intergalactic) scale
Narrowing Down the Mass of the Milky Way
Using information from Gaia's second data release, a team of scientists have made refined measurements of the mass of the…
We’re in the Milky Way’s Second Life. Star Formation was Shut Down for Billions of Years
According to a new study, the Milky Way Galaxy experienced two periods of star formation, with a two-billion dormancy period…
Astronomers Have Found Grease in Space
A new study by a team of astronomers from Australia and Turkey has determined that space is filled with immense…
Globular Clusters Might not be as Old as Astronomers Thought. Like, Billions of Years Younger
According to a new study by a team of astronomers, globular clusters are several billion years younger than previously thought.
Thanks to a Massive Release from Gaia, we now Know Where 1.7 BILLION Stars are in the Milky Way
Thanks to the second release of Gaia data, we now know the positions, distances and motions of 1.7 billion stars…
Did the Milky Way Steal These Stars or Kick Them Out of the Galaxy?
A new study by an international team of astronomers has determined that stars in the Milky Way's halo actually formed…
Amazing High Resolution Image of the Core of the Milky Way, a Region with Surprisingly Low Star Formation Compared to Other Galaxies
An international team of astronomers recently conducted a study of the Milky Way center to determine why it has a…