What's the forecast for Neptune-like exoplanets: Cloudy or clear? Do the Milky Way's most common planets, mini-Neptunes, have atmospheres filled with opaque clouds or a more transparent haze? Space · Feb 7, 2024
Strange new star discovered in Milky Way Scientists’ 10-year hunt reveals a nursery of stars, and a surprising grandparent Salon · Feb 5, 2024
Something 'fishy' is happening with the Milky Way's dark matter halo Stars around the outskirts of our galaxy may hint at a secret about the Milky Way's dark matter. Space · Jan 29, 2024
Hidden star discovery reveals 'old smokers' and 'screaming' newborns While monitoring around a billion Milky Way stars over 10 years, astronomers discovered a new ancient red star type along with a bunch of violently erupting newborn protostars. Space · Jan 26, 2024
'Old Smokers': Strange New Type Of Star Discovered In Milky Way Nearing the end of their life, they sit quietly for long periods of time, barely noticeable, before suddenly puffing out a cloud of smoke. International Business Times · Jan 26, 2024
‘Old smokers’: astronomers discover giant ancient stars in Milky Way Stars sat fading quietly for years before suddenly puffing out vast clouds of smoke The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024
Mysterious radio source in heart of ancient star cluster might be a rare black hole One of the Milky Way’s brightest star clusters may have a medium-sized black hole at its heart, groundbreaking radio observations revealed. Space · Jan 22, 2024
New mystery object could be lightest black hole ever seen The MeerKat Radio Telescope discovered an unknown object in the Milky Way heavier than the largest neutron star but lighter than the smallest black holes. Space · Jan 18, 2024
How do we know what the Milky Way looks like? Directly mapping the Milky Way is an extremely challenging task, but observations of other galaxies helped us piece together what our home galaxy looked like. Space · Jan 15, 2024
Surprise gamma-ray discovery could shed light on cosmic mystery An unexpected and unexplained gamma-ray signal from beyond the Milky Way found among 13 years of NASA Fermi Telescope data could be linked to another cosmic mystery. Space · Jan 12, 2024
One of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way is hiding a second galaxy behind it, new research reveals New observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud show that it might actually be two galaxies disguised as one. LiveScience · Jan 4, 2024
Ripples in the oldest known spiral galaxy may shed light on the origins of our Milky Way Observations have revealed the first-ever seismic waves seen in an ancient galaxy, offering new insight on the origins of our very own Milky Way. Space · Jan 3, 2024
Millions of invisible 'mirror stars' could exist in the Milky Way, and astronomers know how to find them An entire universe made of 'dark' particles could exist within our own, and astronomers may know the first place to look: In the mysterious hearts of supposed 'mirror stars'. LiveScience · Dec 26, 2023
Hubble Telescope sees a bright 'snowball' of stars in the Milky Way's neighbor (image) The Hubble Space Telescope has zoomed in on a tightly bound cluster of stars located in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, producing an image of a globular cluster that looks like a frosty cosmic snowball. Space · Dec 25, 2023
Space · Dec 21, 2023 Can stars form around black holes? Black holes create some of the most extreme environments in the cosmos — can stars form in such conditions?
Inverse · Dec 20, 2023 What Created The Milky Way’s Mysterious Bar? A Galactic Collision, Maybe Some researchers think the collision may have left another mark on the Milky Way: giving our galaxy the bar that cuts across its center.
Inverse · Dec 19, 2023 Watch This Nebula 2,500 Light Years Away Light Up Like a Christmas Tree The Milky Way delivers holiday cheer in a new image and video from NASA.
LiveScience · Dec 18, 2023 How many times has the sun traveled around the Milky Way? Our solar system has been orbiting the Milky Way's black hole heart for 4.6 billion years. But it is hard to pin down exactly how many trips around the galaxy our sun has made during that time.
Digital Camera World · Dec 16, 2023 Astro and space photographer Jen Rogers shares shows us what's in her kit bag Jen has a passion for the outdoors and takes her camera kit with her on adventures to take incredible astro photographs
LiveScience · Dec 14, 2023 1st evidence of nuclear fission in stars hints at elements 'never produced on Earth' An analysis of 42 ancient stars in the Milky Way reveals the first hints of nuclear fission in the cosmos, hinting at the existence of elements far heavier than anything found naturally on Earth.
LiveScience · Dec 14, 2023 Astronomers discover 25 'stripped stars' that may be a missing link in supernova science The discovery of stars with their outer layers of hydrogen stripped by companions fills a glaring hole in our understanding of supernovas and binary systems with colliding neutron stars.
Space · Dec 12, 2023 Intergalactic 'stream of stars' 10 times longer than the Milky Way is the 1st of its kind ever spotted While hunting for dark matter, astronomers accidentally discovered the first known stellar stream stretching between galaxies. The trail of stars is also the longest ever seen.
Inverse · Dec 11, 2023 The Webb Telescope Went On A Hunt For Baby Stars But Accidentally Discovered Something Weirder Astronomers looked into a relatively dark patch of the Milky Way center looking for traces of newly forming stars but found something else entirely.
LiveScience · Dec 10, 2023 Space photo of the week: 'Magical' Milky Way cuts through the Valley of the Moon in Chile's Atacama Desert Astrophotographer Petr Horálek shot this image of the Milky Way dazzling above strange geological formations in the desert close to the ALMA radio telescope array in Chile.
Inverse · Dec 8, 2023 Hubble Just Spotted An Ancient Globular Cluster ‘Stuffed Full of Stars’ A new Hubble Space Telescope image shows an ancient gathering of stars beyond the Milky Way.