Milky Way: News
Moon, Venus, Pleiades to form cosmic triangle: How to watch
Tomorrow, stargazers will be treated to a celestial event as the crescent Moon, Venus, and the Pleiades star cluster will align in a unique cosmic triangle.
Watch: Galaxy cluster with tendrils over 200,000 light-years long snapped
Astronomers have captured the most detailed image of the galaxy cluster Abell 2255, revealing its mysterious tendrils in unprecedented detail.
Our Milky Way might not collide with Andromeda after all
The long-anticipated collision between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies may not be as certain as previously thought.
4 ancient star clusters identified in the Milky Way
A recent study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics journal has discovered four new primordial open cluster (OC) groups in the Milky Way.
Watch: Mysterious sphere found deep in the Milky Way
Astronomers have stumbled upon a nearly perfect spherical celestial object deep in the Milky Way galaxy.
We finally know why there's a 'fracture' in Milky Way
Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and radio telescopes, astronomers have studied a fracture in a huge cosmic structure, or "bone," in our Milky Way galaxy.
Scientists find first black hole roaming alone in space
In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have confirmed the existence of a solitary black hole in the Milky Way.
Biggest structure in the universe is larger than we thought
Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery about the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall, the largest known structure in the universe.
Mysterious radio signals are coming from rare binary star system
A radio telescope in Australia has picked up strange radio signals coming from 4,000 light-years away from Earth.
Scientists may finally know how giant galaxies formed in universe
A team of astronomers from the University of Southampton is on the verge of cracking the mystery of how elliptical galaxies came into being.
Astronomers 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.
Astronomers 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.
Witness 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.
James 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).
Red 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.
Dark 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.
Astronomers 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.
Milky 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.
Gaze at the stars in Atacama Desert, Chile
The Atacama Desert in Chile offers one of the clearest night skies on Earth.
Milky 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.
Strange 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.
What'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.
Hidden 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.
Milky 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.
Milky 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.
Star 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.
This 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.