Astronomers have discovered two new satellite galaxies of the Milky Way, and these findings could help us better understand dark matter – the mysterious stuff …
New results from the Gaia space telescope suggest that the Milky Way may have cannibalized a small galaxy not too long ago, cosmically speaking. In …
This article was originally published by The conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Tutorial & Insights. Or Graur is an associate …
Astronomers have discovered three ancient stars “on the run” at the edge of the Milky Way galaxy, racing the wrong way at hundreds of thousands …
What did our ancestors think when they looked up at the night sky? Every culture has given a special meaning to the Sun and the …
By tracking the movements of billions of stars in our galaxy, the Gaia space telescope is unraveling the history of the Milky Way — and …
The Milky Way is our home galaxy, but how well do we really know? As part of a NASA-funded project, a team led by Villanova …
Although our telescopes have captured some real amazing images of the Milky Way, astronomers have only a vague understanding of our home galaxy. It took …
A trove of molecules has emerged in two galaxies we see as they were over 12 billion years ago, revealing information about how the ancient …
A river of hydrogen gas flows out of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, two dwarf galaxies located on the edge of the Milky Way. …
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