• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 6th, 2009
Stars Form Even Near Massive Black Holes

Stars Form Even Near Massive Black Holes

These areas are potentially destructive for young stars

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 6th, 2009
Milky Way Is As Heavy As Andromeda

Milky Way Is As Heavy As Andromeda

Our galaxy is more massive than previously thought, too

  • Space
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • December 11th, 2008
Milky Way's Black Hole Is Definitely There

Milky Way's Black Hole Is Definitely There

A 16-year long study inferred its existence from the surrounding stars

  • Space
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • December 3rd, 2008
The Strange Nature of Omega Centauri

The Strange Nature of Omega Centauri

The globular cluster may have been a dwarf galaxy

  • Space
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • November 19th, 2008
Flares from Our Galaxy's Black Hole

Flares from Our Galaxy's Black Hole

Two telescopes observed the light generated by Sagittarius A*

  • Space
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • October 23rd, 2008
Star Nursery Hosts Massive Dying Binary Star System

Star Nursery Hosts Massive Dying Binary Star System

Massive X-ray amounts are emitted as materials from the two stars collide

  • Space
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • October 15th, 2008
Fastest Stars from Milky Way Are Not Native

Fastest Stars from Milky Way Are Not Native

They may have come from a dwarf galaxy merging with ours

  • Space
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • October 3rd, 2008
Stars that Eat Dark Matter Live Longer

Stars that Eat Dark Matter Live Longer

Gobbling up dark matter makes Milky Way core stars redder and brighter

  • Space
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • September 16th, 2008
Researchers Think We Have a Nomad Sun

Researchers Think We Have a Nomad Sun

Similar suns in other Milky Way-like galaxies migrate on great distances, scientists believe

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • June 13th, 2008
Galactic Map Shows the Chemical Composition of the Milky Way

Galactic Map Shows the Chemical Composition of the Milky Way

Sloan Digital Sky Survey reveals the most detailed metallicity map of the galaxy

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • June 11th, 2008
Forgotten Galaxy Found to Be Supernova Remnant in Milky Way

Forgotten Galaxy Found to Be Supernova Remnant in Milky Way

One of the youngest and brightest remnants in the galaxy rediscovered

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • June 4th, 2008
Milky Way Could Lose Two Arms

Milky Way Could Lose Two Arms

Sagittarius and Norma may be just gas clouds

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • May 28th, 2008
The Milky Way Was Weighed Again

The Milky Way Was Weighed Again

The galaxy has a mass of about 1 trillion times that of the Sun

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • May 13th, 2008
Mass Extinctions Blamed on the Sun's Path Through the Galaxy

Mass Extinctions Blamed on the Sun's Path Through the Galaxy

Other researchers say there is no evidence to support the theory

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • May 9th, 2008
ESA Spying on WMAP in Preparation for Gaia

ESA Spying on WMAP in Preparation for Gaia

Gaia will make a 3D map of the Milky Way

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • April 29th, 2008
Oldest Objects in the Universe, Not So Old After All

Oldest Objects in the Universe, Not So Old After All

Globular star clusters seem younger than previously thought

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • April 16th, 2008
Space Ghosts

Space Ghosts

Evidence of cosmic cannibalism found around two near galaxies

 
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