Latest about Milky Way
A 'galactic underworld' of ancient, blown-up stars lurks just beneath the Milky Way's surface
Where are all the galaxy's dead stars hiding? New research draws the map.
The Milky Way is 'rippling' like a pond, and scientists may finally know why
New research suggests that a strange 'ripple' is causing the Milky Way's stars to vibrate out of step, and an ancient collision with Sagittarius may be to blame.
Bizarre spiral object found swirling around Milky Way's center
A large star surrounded by a spiral-shaped disk of dust could be the result of an ancient near-miss collision at the Galactic Center.
Rogue black hole wandering Milky Way alone proves Einstein right again
Astronomers have directly measured the mass and velocity of an isolated black hole for the first time using gravitational lensing.
Galactic bones inside Milky Way's skeleton are a magnetic mess
Astronomers have created the most detailed map yet of the magnetic field within one of the Milky Way's galactic bones.
The Milky Way's 'thick disk' is 2 billion years older than scientists thought
Astronomers have found that part of the MIlky Way known as the thick disk is about 2 billion years older than expected, forming just 0.8 billion years after the Big Bang.
NASA caught a dead star spewing antimatter across space in dazzling new image
A relatively small pulsar (a dense, collapsed and rapidly-spinning star) belched out a giant filament containing matter and antimatter particles that streamed for trillions of miles.
The solar system: Facts about our cosmic neighborhood
Take a journey through our solar system, including a stop at the non-planet Pluto.
