The Milky Way is not as static as we once thought it was, scientists say. Our galaxy is being actively pulled on by the LMC, a satellite galaxy hanging out nearby. Future research >>
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A ‘fossil galaxy’ was hiding in plain sight within the Milky Way
Scientists have discovered the remains of an ancient “fossil galaxy” hiding inside of our own Milky Way. The galaxy is what’s left of a very old galaxy that collided with our own galaxy >>
What’s the deal with aliens?
What are the actual odds that we’ll discover intelligent alien life in our galaxy? Not good, unfortunately. The size of the Milky Way means it’s likely that life exists out there, but finding >>
Study says Milky Way may host six billion Earth-like worlds
Scientists using data from the Kepler Space Telescope estimate that there are roughly 6 billion Earth-like worlds in the Milky Way galaxy. The researchers suggest the odds of a G-type star hosting an >>
Our galaxy spat out a star so fast that it’s never coming back
When you look up at the night sky you see a lot of stars that, in relation to our own planet, haven’t moved a whole lot in a very, very long time. But >>
The Milky Way is a thief
We often think of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, as being a self-contained collection of stars, planets, gas and dust. Sure, it’s going to slam straight into the neighboring Andromeda galaxy at >>
Astronomers discover massive ring of gas circling our black hole
The center of the Milky Way galaxy is somewhere you wouldn’t want to be. We have it pretty easy here on Earth, orbiting our star and staying out of everyone’s way, but deep >>
Why didn’t scientists photograph the black hole at the center of the Milky Way?
After years of work and a whole lot of hype, researchers working with the Event Horizon Telescope project finally unveiled the very first image ever captured of an actual black hole this week. >>
