• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 30th, 2012
Hints of Dark Matter Found in Galactic Core

Hints of Dark Matter Found in Galactic Core

Scientists detect the glow of gamma rays at this location

Hubble Produces Amazing View of Messier 107

Hubble Produces Amazing View of Messier 107

The photo shows a massive number of stellar objects

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 11th, 2012
Hubble Solves Mystery of Star-Starved Galaxies

Hubble Solves Mystery of Star-Starved Galaxies

These cosmic structures revolve around the Milky Way

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 5th, 2012
Milky Way Collided with Another Galaxy 100 Million Years Ago

Milky Way Collided with Another Galaxy 100 Million Years Ago

This is practically yesterday in astronomical time scales

Gaia's Main Antenna Passes Critical Tests

Gaia's Main Antenna Passes Critical Tests

The instrument will go on a satellite that will survey a billion stars

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 4th, 2012
Galaxy's Halo Displays Layer-Cake Structure

Galaxy's Halo Displays Layer-Cake Structure

White dwarfs in this structure are extremely old, astronomers say

How Milky Way and Andromeda Will Collide [Video]

How Milky Way and Andromeda Will Collide [Video]

NASA releases simulations of what the agency thinks will happen

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 1st, 2012
Milky Way and Andromeda Will Collide Head-On

Milky Way and Andromeda Will Collide Head-On

The event is scheduled to take place in about 5 billion years

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 29th, 2012
Milky Way Once Had a Very Active Core

Milky Way Once Had a Very Active Core

Fermi sees gamma-ray signature extending out of the galaxy

Spiral Galaxy 30 Million Light-Years Away Caught on Tape

Spiral Galaxy 30 Million Light-Years Away Caught on Tape

The structure has roughly the same diameter as the Milky Way

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 10th, 2012
Extremely Dim Star Cluster Found in the Galaxy

Extremely Dim Star Cluster Found in the Galaxy

The structure is located at the outskirts of the Milky Way

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 5th, 2012
Arsenic, Selenium Found in Old Star

Arsenic, Selenium Found in Old Star

The object lies in a halo surrounding the Milky Way

Dark Matter May Not Exist

Dark Matter May Not Exist

New study casts doubt on the composition of the Universe

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 30th, 2012
Potential for Life in the Galaxy Is Enormous

Potential for Life in the Galaxy Is Enormous

Billions of planets may meet the conditions to support life

Rendition Shows Nearly 100 Billion Planets

Rendition Shows Nearly 100 Billion Planets

This is how many worlds are believed to populate the Milky Way

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 5th, 2012
Milky Way's Black Hole Close to Being Confirmed

Milky Way's Black Hole Close to Being Confirmed

Believe it or not, its existence is not yet a certainty for experts

Massive Star Cluster at the Core of the Milky Way

Massive Star Cluster at the Core of the Milky Way

Messier 9 was recently imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope

 
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