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The true size of the Milky Way
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…

December 17, 2018
Milky Way between the black hole fin
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…

December 17, 2018
Close up of the Milky Way's
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.

December 17, 2018
Discovering the Milky Way's new black hole
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.

December 17, 2018
Can the planet exist between the Milky Way core?
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

December 17, 2018
The Milky Way is vibrating like a bell.
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…

December 17, 2018
Nomadic planets flood the Milky Way
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

December 17, 2018
100 billion planets in the Milky Way
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.

December 17, 2018