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The Milky Way has a mass of 890 billion times the Sun
Based on gravity and the movement of objects, scientists calculate the enormous mass of the Milky Way.
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Hypervelocity is kicked out of the Milky Way at the fastest speed in the universe
Astronomers detected a hypervelocity star called S5-HVS1 away
Space science
The 'lonely star' was kicked out of the Milky Way, forever in nothingness
Astronomers find a star that is 'gliding' across our Milky Way at 6 million km / h, and so this star will leave the Milky Way in 100 million years.
Discover science
When Earth is located on the other half of the Milky Way, dinosaurs are still dominating the earth and sky
The new video by NASA scientist Jessie Christiansen will make it easier for you to imagine how short the time humans lived on Earth.
Space science
Fun little-known facts about the Milky Way
Although you know all your favorite restaurants and how to avoid traffic jams during rush hour, you're not sure you know every corner of the city. The same is true of th…
Space science
Mysterious planets have a 'mother' from another galaxy
The mysterious chaos of the Milky Way galaxy containing the Earth has been deciphered, revealing the strange currents that have been seduced by the Milky Way, thus contr…
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The black hole in the Milky Way flashes fiercely when 'eating' a star
Astronomers have observed the black hole MAXI J1820070 in the Milky Way flashing brightly while 'gobbling up' a neighboring star.
Space science
The supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way is 'hungry' like never before
The giant black hole in the center of our Milky Way galaxy is swallowing matter at unprecedented speed.
Space science
Milky Way galaxy beautiful, fanciful under the perspective of the cockpit
With the view from the cockpit window, the altitude above the clouds, under the starry sky and the stars, the Milky Way galaxy appears splendid, enchanting.
Videos
The video of the beautiful Milky Way shows how clear the Earth is
Everyone knows the Earth is always spinning but few can imagine how this movement works.
Space science
The Milky Way might contain 10 billion Earth-like planets
Through computer simulations and real data, experts estimate the number of planets about the same size as the Earth and may exist life.
Space science
The Milky Way had 'devoured' another galaxy billions of years ago
By using data from the Gaia space telescope, researchers were able to decipher part of the question about our Milky past.
Space science
The Milky Way is twisted, not flat
For the first time in history, Polish scientists have mapped three-dimensional maps of the Milky Way with the highest accuracy.
Space science
Milky Way 'wrinkled by collision'
A few million years ago, Antlia moved through our galaxy, making the disk of 'wrinkled galaxies like a roofing sheet'.
1001 mystery
Will there exist aliens?
Must wait 4 million years, people on Earth have an answer to the question of whether or not aliens exist.