Milky way News

NASA scientists believe they may have found the youngest black hole in the Milky Way galaxy formed only about 1,000 years ago, and it is not very far away from Earth, only about 26,000 light-years away.

Two exact matches to the Milky Way system have been found by an international astronomer team. The group was led by Dr. Aaron Robotham of the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) and Scotland's University of St. Andrews.

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NASA astronomers say a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A* at the center of the Milky Way may be vaporizing and devouring asteroids. This, the experts say, could explain the frequent flares observed in the center of the Milky Way.

Santiago - Two Globular clusters of very old stars in our galaxy have been discovered. The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) VISTA Survey telescope at Paranal Observatory in Chile, made the new discoveries.

An international team of astronomers has discovered a new stream of stars in our Milky Way. The stream of stars is named the "Aquarius Stream" after the Aquarius constellation where it is located.

Astronomers using a telescope in Chile have discovered the first planet that originated from outside our galaxy, the Milky Way.

A beautiful picture of the Milky Way galaxy was posted on the NASA website today. The photo was taken over Ontario, Canada, earlier this month.

According to a new scientific study, there are plenty of rocky planets with conditions that can sustain human life might not be uncommon. Scientists say that there could be plenty more planets undiscovered within our very own solar system.

Astronomers report a giant mass of hydrogen gas is heading toward the Milky Way galaxy and will collide with it in 40 million years. The clouds are moving at 250 kilometers per second and will likely form new stars in the galaxy.