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The halo in the galaxy is full of stars
Space science

The halo in the galaxy is full of stars

The new map of the halo of stars around the Milky Way has recently revealed the structure of intertwined stars, many lines of stars have never been discovered.

December 17, 2018
The stars are staring at death
Space science

The stars are staring at death

They are located deep in the center of the Milky Way and move around the black hole, the space is capable of destroying all kinds of matter in the universe, including li…

December 17, 2018
Detect extremely bright stars in the sky
Space science

Detect extremely bright stars in the sky

The Spitzer Space Observatory has found a star that is 3.2 million times brighter than our sun, probably the brightest star in the Milky Way. It weighs 150 to 200 times…

December 17, 2018
The star that everyone missed
Space science

The star that everyone missed

An X-ray observatory discovered a star exploding in the Milky Way, but observers have not noticed this event at all.

December 17, 2018
Milky Way has only 2, not 4 arms
Space science

Milky Way has only 2, not 4 arms

Living right in the heart of the Milky Way, it's hard for us to imagine the true picture of our galaxy. For years, astronomers have drawn a lovely spiral galaxy with fou…

December 17, 2018
The giant black hole in the Milky Way
Space science

The giant black hole in the Milky Way

Using the X-ray satellites of NASA, Japan and Europe, a group of Japanese astronomers discovered the central black hole of our galaxy that once emitted a very powerful e…

December 17, 2018
Plasma flow millions of degrees in the Milky Way
Space science

Plasma flow millions of degrees in the Milky Way

In general, our Milky Way is a cold area dotted with isolated hot clouds and stars. While most of this space is cold and empty, scientists have discovered a detector

December 17, 2018
The heaviest star in the Milky Way Stripped
Space science

The heaviest star in the Milky Way Stripped

The star Pismis 24-1 was stripped of the Milky Way's heaviest title after the new Hubble telescope's measurement method shows that it is essentially a double star.

December 17, 2018
'Snake' on the Milky Way
Space science

'Snake' on the Milky Way

Something scary seems to be crawling on our galaxies in a new Halloween photograph taken by NASA's Spitzer space telescope. The object that looks like this snake is actu…

December 17, 2018
Swan constellation (Cygnus)
Space science

Swan constellation (Cygnus)

In the Milky Way there is a constellation that looks like a goose that is rising straight into the air. That is the Swans. This constellation is accompanied by the const…

December 17, 2018