Space science
Decode the black hole secret in the Milky Way 2 million years ago
Astronomers have found a solution to the birth of these
Milky Way
Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Milky Way.
Topic archive
Articles about Milky Way
202 published items.
Space science
200,000 computers detected 24 hidden crystals
Scientists used a computer cloud, with the combined power of 200,000 personal computers, and found the new Milky Way's 24 metaphors.
Space science
The Milky Way is lighter than previously thought
Our Milky Way weighs only about 1/4 to one third of the previously estimated mass, according to the latest analysis of the weight of dark matter in our galaxy.
Space science
The biggest star in the Milky Way is forming
Astronomers are eager to observe the image of the largest known star in the Milky Way, thanks to modern telescopes in Chile.
Space science
The true size of the Milky Way
Spiral galaxies like our Milky Way are in fact larger than expected, according to a new study by Colorado Boulder University based on data collected from the Hubble Spac…
Space science
Milky Way between the black hole fin
Researchers at the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) in the US have run computer programs on galaxy formation, thus discovering that our Milky Way is probabl…
Space science
Close up of the Milky Way's
Some of the Milky Way stars must be 13 billion years old, but the production machine is constantly working to produce new generation of stars.
Space science
100 billion planets reside in the Milky Way
American astronomers predict the Milky Way is home to at least 100 billion stars and 100 billion planets.
Space science
The 84 million star image is at the center of the universe
On October 24, Chilean astronomers said that in a research program on the Milky Way, they created an image with about 84 million stars in the center of the universe.
Space science
Discovering the Milky Way's new black hole
NASA said the Swift satellite had captured X-ray beams from a place near the center of the Milky Way, evidence that the existence of a previously unknown black hole.
Space science
Can the planet exist between the Milky Way core?
At the center of the Milky Way, the crowded stars are packed close together, supernova explosions emitting horrific shock and radiation waves, not to mention the greedy
Space science
Discover 2 identical copies of the Milky Way
For the first time, astronomers have discovered two galaxies that are almost identical to our Milky Way galaxy.
Space science
The Milky Way is vibrating like a bell.
That's the conclusion of a group of Canadian and American astronomers, based on the findings that the Milky Way might have encountered a satellite galaxy or a large stru…
Space science
Nomadic planets flood the Milky Way
Our galaxy may contain more than 100,000 planets that move freely, not belonging to any solar system. That is the conclusion drawn from the study of planets
Space science
100 billion planets in the Milky Way
Our Milky Way Range has at least 100 billion planets according to a detailed statistical study based on the discovery of three extrasolar planets thanks to microlensing.