Astronomers discovered why spiral galaxies like our Milky Way are so rare
Scientists have long puzzled over the absence of spiral galaxies like the Milky Way in our Local Universe known as the Supergalactic Plane
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JJ Shavit
- Nov 12
Astronomers find Milky Way-like galaxy in the early universe
Researchers employed the James Webb Space Telescope to unveil the most distant barred spiral galaxy akin to our very own Milky Way.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 10
Astronomers discover 'bubble of galaxies' a billion light years wide
A monumental finding by astronomers has just transformed our understanding of the universe's architectural wonders.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 29
Researchers produce the world's first neutrino image of our galaxy
The neutrino image suggests that cosmic ray interactions are more intense in the center of our galaxy than once thought.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 18, 2022
Light from outside our galaxy 3x brighter than expected, study finds
New measurements show that the light emitted by stars outside our galaxy is two to three times brighter than the light from known galaxies.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 7, 2022
Astronomers have identified the oldest star in our galaxy
Provides insight into the formation and evolution of asteroids, icy moons and Earth-like rocky planets in the early history of the universe.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 10, 2022
Stars determine their own masses
Northwestern University launched STARFORGE, a project that produces the most realistic, highest-resolution 3D simulations of star formations
JJ Shavit
- Jul 20, 2022
Astronomers discover a dormant black hole outside of the Milky Way galaxy
Experts who are known for debunking black hole discoveries have found a dormant stellar-mass black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud
JJ Shavit
- May 27, 2022
New findings shed light on the origin of our galaxy's supermassive black hole
Newly discovered black holes in dwarf galaxies shed light on the origin of our galaxy's central supermassive black hole.
JJ Shavit
- May 26, 2022
New discovery about distant galaxies: Stars are heavier than we thought
The Andromeda galaxy, our Milky Way's closest neighbor, is the most distant object in the sky that you can see with your unaided eye.
JJ Shavit
- May 13, 2022
First image of the gigantic black hole at the heart of our galaxy
As astronomers look out at the distant cosmos, it’s only natural that they would also look inward, to the center of our own Milky Way.
JJ Shavit
- May 12, 2022
Astronomers find 'gold standard' star in Milky Way
Astronomers have been able to identify the widest range of elements in a relatively bright star beyond our solar system yet.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 22, 2022
Astronomers may have discovered the first planet outside of our galaxy
Signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way galaxy may have been detected for the first time.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 26, 2022
The Milky Way has devoured at least six other galaxies, leaving 'crumbs' everywhere
Astronomers identified a number of stellar streams from past mergers years ago, and also used globular clusters to construct a timeline.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 24, 2022
New insights found into how the Milky Way formed and evolved
Our galaxy is a giant ‘smoothie’ of blended stars and gas but a new study tells us where the components came from.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 17, 2022
Largest galaxy ever found discovered is 150x larger than the Milky Way
The galaxy, dubbed Alcyoneus, is a large radio galaxy that spans 16.3 million light-years or roughly 150x the span of the Milky Way galaxy.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 2, 2021
Newly discovered black hole could redefine our understanding of how all galaxies evolve
Astronomers have discovered an unusually massive black hole at the heart of one of the Milky Way’s dwarf satellite galaxies, called Leo I.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 12, 2021
Black hole found hiding in star cluster outside our galaxy
Astronomers have discovered a small black hole outside the Milky Way by looking at how it influences the motion of a star in its vicinity.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 30, 2021
Uncovering the secrets of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way
On isolated mountaintops across the planet, it is time to look at the supermassive black hole at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 25, 2021
Astronomers may have discovered the first planet outside of our galaxy
A planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way galaxy may have been detected for the first time by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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