Why don’t more Tatooine-like exoplanets exist in our Milky Way galaxy? Astronomers might have an answer
It's one of the most instantly recognizable scenes in cinematic history: Luke Skywalker gazes at…
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A faint glow in the Milky Way could be a dark matter footprint
The century-old mystery of dark matter — the invisible glue thought to hold galaxies together…
The Milky Way’s faintest satellite may not be what astronomers thought. ‘These results solve a major mystery in astrophysics’
A ghostly object orbiting the Milky Way has left astronomers questioning its composition: Is it…
The Milky Way’s black hole may be spinning at top speed
An image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way…
Milky Way–Andromeda Collision Is in Doubt, North Atlantic Ocean Heat Surged, and Worms Build Towers
New Doubts about Milky Way–Andromeda Collision, Explanation of 2023 Marine Heat Wave and Worms That…
‘One of the most geometrically perfect’: What is this mysterious sphere deep in the Milky Way galaxy?
There's no shortage of round celestial objects in our universe. Planets, moons and stars all…
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The Milky Way Has a Mysterious ‘Broken Bone’
If you look at the Milky Way through a powerful telescope, you’ll notice that close…
Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way
New research from a team at the Harvard Center for Astrophysics suggests that the Large…
Hubble Reveals Impact of Galaxy’s Close Encounter with Milky Way
Our galaxy’s close neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), has survived a dramatic close encounter…