Milky Way

Our galaxy's supermassive black hole makes spacetime look like a football - study

Getting in the Super Bowl spirit? Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy, spins so fast that it makes spacetime around it shaped like a football.

11/02/2024

For first time, scientists use neutrinos to create 'ghostly' map of Milky Way

The new mapping method may allow astronomers to study previously obscured parts of the galaxy and of the universe.

29/06/2023

Milky Way may not be the shape we thought - study

Over the years, astronomers have classified galaxies into three main shapes: elliptical, irregular and spiral.

Aliens may be looking for Earth but can't find us - study

Humanity has been looking for aliens for decades but has yet to find any evidence. A new study suggests we may just be in a sort of cosmic blind spot for alien radio signals.

15/05/2023

Why is this galaxy all alone? It absorbed all its neighbors - study

Quasar galaxy 3C 297 is all alone in space, but from what we know, it should be within a galaxy cluster. How did this happen? It seemingly ate all of them.

13/03/2023

NASA's James Webb finds 6 huge galaxies that shouldn't exist - study

This discovery could completely upend our understanding of space, with the paper's co-author describing the entire situation as "bananas."

22/02/2023

Astronomers document a not-so-super supernova in the Milky Way

Not all supernovas will have the same impact on the solar system.

By REUTERS
01/02/2023

Scientists discover new feature that makes the Milky Way unique

Only a millionth of simulated galaxies were located in a cosmological wall like the Local Sheet and had a mass like the Milky Way's.

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