- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 6th, 2009
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
Our galaxy is more massive than previously thought, too
- Space
- By Dan Talpalariu
- December 11th, 2008
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 globular cluster may have been a dwarf galaxy
- Space
- By Dan Talpalariu
- November 19th, 2008
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
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
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
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
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
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
One of the youngest and brightest remnants in the galaxy rediscovered
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- June 4th, 2008
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 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
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
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
Globular star clusters seem younger than previously thought
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- April 16th, 2008
Space Ghosts
Evidence of cosmic cannibalism found around two near galaxies