Latest about Milky Way
Baby stars that defy explanation are 'swarming like bees' around Milky Way's supermassive black hole
A new analysis of inexplicably young stars orbiting extremely close to the Milky Way's black hole heart reveals that they orbit around the gigantic structure in a surprisingly organized way, similar to swarming insects like bees.
Something 'kicked' this hypervelocity star racing through the Milky Way at 1.3 million miles per hour
A low-mass star has been discovered racing through the Milky Way at over a million miles per hour, a journey that began with either the supernova explosion of a vampire star or an encounter with black holes.
7 potential 'alien megastructures' spotted in our galaxy are not what they seem
Scientists recently identified seven stars in the Milky Way that could potentially be gigantic alien structures called Dyson spheres. New research proposes an alternative explanation: Those are just cosmic "hot DOGs" in disguise.
How many stars in the Milky Way die each year?
Stars die at different rates depending on how they kick the bucket.
Does the Milky Way orbit anything?
Do galaxies, including our own Milky Way, orbit anything in the universe?
Some of the oldest stars in the universe found hiding near the Milky Way's edge — and they may not be alone
Astronomers reanalyzed the chemical composition of three stars in the Milky Way's halo and found that they are between 12 and 13 billion years old. They may have also been stolen from other galaxies.
Scientists find one of the oldest stars in the universe in a galaxy right next to ours
An ancient star discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud has revealed the chemical fingerprint of the early universe. It hints that conditions were not the same everywhere when the first stars forged the elements for life.
Enormous explosion in 'Cigar Galaxy' reveals rare type of star never seen beyond the Milky Way
An incredibly brief, ultrabright explosion has led astronomers to a newfound magnetic star outside the Milky Way, which could be the first of many extragalactic magnetars, according to new research.
Explosive black hole flare from the center of our galaxy reconstructed from 'a single flickering pixel' using AI and Einstein's equations
An explosive flare from the Milky Way's central black hole has been translated from 'a single flickering pixel' into a detailed 3D model using AI and Einstein's general relativity equations.
