A fast-moving star near the Milky Way’s central black hole could test gravity under unusually…
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The Milky Way is the spiral galaxy that contains our Solar System, stretching over 100,000 light-years across and housing hundreds of billions of stars, along with vast amounts of gas, dust, and dark matter. Seen from Earth as a hazy band of light across the night sky, the Milky Way is both our cosmic home and a subject of intense astronomical study. Researchers use observations of its structure, motion, and composition to better understand galaxy formation, the life cycles of stars, and the distribution of dark matter. From its central supermassive black hole to its farthest halo stars, the Milky Way offers a rich laboratory for exploring the dynamics of galaxies.
Primordial black holes may trigger some white dwarf explosions and leave measurable signatures in the…
Researchers have detected a sugar in the interstellar medium for the first time. Sugars are…
Scientists have identified an accelerator that produces the highest-energy protons in our galaxy, a finding…
Scientists have taken a fresh look at the Milky Way’s mysterious gamma-ray glow using machine…
A decades-long search has revealed signs of a subtle outflow from the Milky Way’s central…
New observations and simulations by a research team led by MPE show that a massive…
Astronomers have finally identified where the Milky Way’s star-making activity fades, uncovering a long-sought boundary…
New research suggests our Sun was part of a huge migration of Sun-like stars that…
ALMA’s most ambitious galactic survey yet exposes a wild, filament-filled stellar nursery at the very…
A lightning-fast pulsar near our galaxy’s black hole could unlock new secrets about gravity and…
A new radio survey reveals that the Milky Way’s magnetic field is intricate, widespread, and…
What if the Milky Way’s central “black hole” isn’t a black hole at all? A…
New radio observations of the Milky Way are exposing hidden patterns in its magnetic field.…
A flat plane of dark matter beyond the Local Group may explain why nearby galaxies…
Astronomers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), working with international collaborators, have…
A new low-frequency radio image offers the most comprehensive view yet of the Milky Way’s…
New simulations reveal that the Milky Way’s odd split between two chemically distinct groups of…