5,500 Space Bubbles Found in Our Galaxy

5,500 Space Bubbles Found in Our Galaxy

They were all identified by citizen astronomers working with scientists

Huge Stellar Nursery Seen in the 30 Doradus Nebula

Huge Stellar Nursery Seen in the 30 Doradus Nebula

The image was captured using NASA's flagship telescope

Invisible Galaxies Orbit the Milky Way

Invisible Galaxies Orbit the Milky Way

Scientists are only now beginning to discover evidence pointing at this conclusion

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 24th, 2012
Runaway Exoplanets May Permeate the Milky Way

Runaway Exoplanets May Permeate the Milky Way

Astronomers have focused very little on these objects up until now

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 24th, 2012
New Black Hole Confirmed in Andromeda Galaxy

New Black Hole Confirmed in Andromeda Galaxy

The object was first detected less than 3 years ago

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 21st, 2012
Detecting a Primordial Black Hole As It Collides with a Star

Detecting a Primordial Black Hole As It Collides with a Star

New source of the elusive stuff discovered in theoretical study

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 16th, 2012
Eta Carinae Caused Colder Explosion Than First Thought

Eta Carinae Caused Colder Explosion Than First Thought

Even though the star was one of the largest ever discovered in the galaxy

Trillions of Asteroids Orbit Milky Way's Black Hole

Trillions of Asteroids Orbit Milky Way's Black Hole

They are the source of X-ray flares Chandra is seeing on the dark behemoth

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 9th, 2012
Our Galactic Black Hole Is Gobbling Up Asteroids

Our Galactic Black Hole Is Gobbling Up Asteroids

This may help explain why it occasionally flares up

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 7th, 2012
Discovering Milky Way's Lost Satellites

Discovering Milky Way's Lost Satellites

Thousands of dark matter clouds should orbit the galaxy

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 6th, 2012
Galactic Magnetic Field Mapped in Detail

Galactic Magnetic Field Mapped in Detail

The study was conducted by an international team of astronomers

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 4th, 2012
Milky Way's Twin Revealed by Hubble

Milky Way's Twin Revealed by Hubble

The spiral galaxy reveals some impressive features

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 1st, 2012
Galactic Wind Made of Different Chemicals than the Solar System

Galactic Wind Made of Different Chemicals than the Solar System

The conclusion belongs to a new study conducted by the IBEX probe

Milky Way Band and South African Lightning Seen from Above

Milky Way Band and South African Lightning Seen from Above

The latest video from the ISS Expedition 30 is remarkable

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 16th, 2012
Our Galaxy Is White

Our Galaxy Is White

Establishing its actual color was a very difficult task

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 16th, 2012
Galaxy NGC 253 Reveals Supermassive Black Hole at Its Core

Galaxy NGC 253 Reveals Supermassive Black Hole at Its Core

The object is similar to the Milky Way's own Sagittarius A*

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 12th, 2012
Most Stars Have Planets in Orbit

Most Stars Have Planets in Orbit

Exoplanets are apparently the norm, not the exception, in the Milky Way

 
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