For decades, astronomers have known that stars orbit the Milky Way’s centre and that the galactic disc is warped.
The Milky Way ripples like a vast cosmic wave. Gaia’s precise measurements reveal a colossal motion sweeping through the ...
New simulations tilt the scales for competing theories about excess gamma ray light at the center of the galaxy ...
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Mysterious glow from Milky Way's center could prove dark matter exists
Using supercomputer simulations, a team of researchers investigated a mysterious source of gamma light coming from the Milky ...
Astronomers see no stars ejected from the center of our Milky Way galaxy, giving them important information about the Sgr A* black hole.
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Hubble went supernova hunting — and found something unexpected: Space photo of the week
The Hubble Space Telescope reveals how color filters tease out the life cycles of stars in spiral galaxy NGC 6000 — while a ...
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Dark matter seen for first time: Eerie image shows elusive substance that makes up 25% of universe
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University believe they have found the evidence for dark matter they have been searching for.
Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) imagery was used to create a animation of the warp of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: 2MASS, ...
What can the gamma ray light emitted by the Milky Way Galaxy teach scientists about the existence of dark matter? This is ...
Radio astronomy opens a window onto the invisible universe. While our eyes can detect visible light, countless objects in ...
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'Most pristine' star ever seen discovered at the Milky Way's edge — and could be a direct descendant of the universe's first stars
Astronomers have discovered a surprisingly "pristine" red giant with the lowest concentration of heavy elements ever seen in a star. It is likely a direct descendant of one of the universe's first ...
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