Milky Way: News
30 Nov 2024
South AfricaAstronomers discover record burst of energy coming from deep space
A team of astronomers from the Curtin University node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) has detected a record-breaking energy burst from deep space.
24 Nov 2024
Black HoleAstronomers detect unusual light bursts from distant black hole duo
Astronomers have found a pair of black holes, some one billion light-years away from Earth, emitting strange flashes of light.
28 Oct 2024
LifestyleWitness the marvels of Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
At over 10,000 square kilometers, Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the world's biggest salt flat.
26 Oct 2024
James Webb Space TelescopeJames Webb Space Telescope discovers 'failed stars' beyond Milky Way
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), in conjunction with the Hubble Space Telescope, may have spotted a group of "failed star" brown dwarfs in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC).
13 Oct 2024
Space NewsRed dwarf flares could be dangerous to potential extraterrestrial life
Red dwarf stars, or M-class stars, are smaller and cooler than our Sun. They account for roughly 70% of the Milky Way's stellar population.
29 Sep 2024
GravityDark matter may interact with regular matter beyond gravity: Study
Dark matter is thought to be five times heftier than the regular matter we know of.
21 Sep 2024
Black HoleAstronomers discover smallest black hole lurking in Milky Way
Astronomers led by Song Wang from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have discovered an unusual celestial phenomenon, potentially the smallest black hole ever detected.
07 Sep 2024
Space NewsMilky Way and its neighboring galaxy may have already collided
A recent study suggests that our Milky Way galaxy could be much larger than previously thought, potentially overlapping with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy.
02 Sep 2024
ChileGaze at the stars in Atacama Desert, Chile
The Atacama Desert in Chile offers one of the clearest night skies on Earth.
25 Aug 2024
Space NewsMilky Way has 50% chance of colliding with its neighbor
A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Helsinki and Durham University in England, has brought forth a surprising revelation.
23 Aug 2024
Space NewsStrange object traveling at 600km/s through Milky Way baffles scientists
Astronomers and citizen scientists have discovered an unusual object, potentially a faint red star, moving at an extraordinary speed through the Milky Way.
22 Jul 2024
Space NewsWhat's out there? Invisible floating objects in space baffle scientists
Pulsars, the highly magnetized remnants of dead stars, emanate extremely steady flashes of light. However, sometimes there are fleeting moments of delay in these flashes.
11 Jul 2024
Black HoleHidden black hole could rewrite Milky Way's story
Astronomers have discovered a rare intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) in the Milky Way galaxy, specifically at the center of Omega Centauri.
02 Jul 2024
Space NewsMilky Way has more dwarf galaxies than we thought
Astronomers have discovered two new dwarf galaxies, Virgo III and Sextans II, in a region of Milky Way already densely populated with such galaxies.
02 Jul 2024
Space NewsMilky Way's paradox: Why ancient stars appear younger than reality
Stars near the Milky Way's center are challenging traditional theories of stellar evolution, recent studies reveal.
19 Jun 2024
NASAStar explosion to illuminate sky in once-in-a-lifetime event in 2024
For the first time in 80 years, a rare celestial event is set to occur in our Milky Way galaxy.
17 Jun 2024
Space NewsThis ancient star is racing through space at 600km/second
An ancient star, named CWISE J124909+362116.0 (J1249+36), has been observed moving through space, at an astonishing speed of nearly 600km/second.
