How one of the world’s greatest astronomers shaped our understanding of the universe
Astronomy
Astronomy
Deep Space
How do intergalactic and extragalactic space differ from each other?
We define the meaning between these two descriptions of space
Deep Space
New image release: Hubble’s weird perspective of a spiral galaxy
Believe it or not, this long, luminous streak, speckled with bright blisters and pockets of material, is a structure like our Milky Way
Solar System
Life may be common in the Milky Way, thanks to comet swapping
And Earth may be one of the primary donor worlds
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Very Large Telescope releases new view of ‘Cosmic Seagull’
The remarkable detail reveals the individual astronomical objects that make up the celestial bird, as well as the finer features within them
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Astronomers map more of Milky Way’s puzzling cosmic void
The existence of the Local Void has been widely accepted, but it remained poorly studied because it lies behind the centre of our galaxy and is therefore heavily obscured from our view
Deep Space
Cold hydrogen could have stopped Milky Way’s star formation
For the first time ionised hydrogen has been detected at the lowest frequency ever towards the centre of our galaxy
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A ring of cool, interstellar gas was detected around the Milky Way’s central black hole
By imaging this cool disk of gas rotate around the supermassive black hole, astronomers can watch how the accretion process unfolds
Astronomy
Astronomers could have identified a star from outside the Milky Way
Analysis of the star’s chemical composition indicates that it could have originated from a dwarf galaxy that then merged with the Milky Way
Astronomy
Watch Live: First black hole image? Major discovery to be announced today
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is set to release its first results – tune in wherever you are in the world
Astronomy
View the explosive X-ray scene at the galactic centre
This new visualisation offers a 360 degree, riveting experience of what resides at the centre of our Milky Way
Deep Space
What is “switching on” a supermassive black hole’s feeding frenzy?
These “giant monsters” were observed suddenly devouring gas in their surroundings
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What’s the heaviest star cluster?
We find out who’s the heftiest stellar family of them all
Astronomy
The event that changed the Milky Way
ESA’s Gaia found evidence in the night sky that points to the fact our galaxy did not form alone
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Astronomers observe powerful molecular wind from distant galaxy
The Large Millimeter Telescope in Mexico has revealed this rare outflow from 800 million light years away
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The youngest known pulsar in the Milky Way has been found
The results from this study could reveal what happens to some stars during their demise
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Astronomers witness aftermath of white and brown dwarf collision
The short-lived blaze of glory was witnessed on Earth in 1670 as a nova, which is now known as CK Vulpeculae
Astronomy
How much of the universe does the Milky Way block us seeing?
Does the Milky Way block our view of stars in the night sky?
Deep Space
What’s at the centre of a galaxy cluster?
Gemma Lavender gets to the bottom of this question for us
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Milky Way collided with ‘sausage’ galaxy roughly eight billion years ago
Astronomers propose that between eight and 10 billion years ago, a dwarf galaxy collided with the Milky Way and completely reshaped the galaxy