Astronomers Hope a Mysterious Glow in the Milky Way Is What They Think It Is
For all the discoveries we’re making of faraway galaxies, we’re still struggling to fully understand our own galaxy, the…
Milky Way’s Galactic Center Excess is Due to Dark Matter Annihilation: Study
The Galactic Center excess is an unexpected concentration of gamma-rays emerging from the center of our Milky Way…
Our Galaxy’s Sweet Spot for Life Is Bigger Than We Thought
New simulations suggest the Galactic Habitable Zone isn’t fixed: when stars migrate across the Milky Way, the odds…
NASA’s Webb Spots Blowtorch of Gas on Milky Way’s Outskirts
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a jaw-dropping sight: a massive jet of glowing gas blasting out…
Is the universe infinite? Scientists reveal how vast it really is..
One of the strongest indicators of this limit is the cosmic microwave background radiation, faint afterglow from the…
Observable universe is 93 billion light years wide but what’s beyond it? Here’s what we can’t see…
One of the most important pieces of evidence for this limit is the cosmic microwave background radiation, faint…
How small is Earth? Exploring the vast scale of galaxies, clusters and beyond
From the ground beneath our feet to the farthest reaches of intergalactic space, the universe stretches far beyond…
How To Get An Epic View Of The Milky Way This Weekend
The summer Milky Way overhead and through the Summer Triangle stars in July, looking up through trees in…
That small dot in the picture? A baby planet just discovered by Irish researchers
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Galactic clusters impact star formation – Sciworthy
A diverse array of objects exists in space, ranging in size from tiny dust particles to supermassive black…
If nothing escapes a black hole, could one really swallow the entire universe?
In reality, a black hole’s gravitational influence is limited. Like any other massive object, its pull weakens with…