Mysterious radio pulses from the Milky Way ‘are unlike anything we knew before’
Astronomers say they have traced a mysterious pulsing in the Milky Way to a surprising source: a dead star locked in a dance ...
Runaway stars reveal hidden black hole in Milky Way's nearest neighbor
Astronomers have discovered strong evidence for the closest supermassive black hole outside of the Milky Way galaxy. This ...
Astronomers Just Created the Most Detailed 3D Map of Cosmic Dust Yet
Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the ...
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That galaxy next door? It's home to a monster black hole
The Large Magellanic Cloud, a close neighbor to the Milky Way, may house a giant black hole. It's the closest supermassive ...
Shockingly Tiny Galaxy Near Andromeda Is Just One-Millionth the Size of the Milky Way
Andromeda XXXV is only about 20,000 times more massive than our Sun—very small, even for a satellite galaxy. For comparison, ...
Malaysian photographers brave unpredictable skies for a glimpse of the Milky Way
Recently, over 20 passionate photographers from YL Camera and Sony set off on a three-day, two-night Milky Way photography ...
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Ultra-hot nova observed erupting: Surprising chemical signature
Astronomers have for the first time observed a recurring nova outside of the Milky Way in near-infrared light. The data revealed highly unusual chemical emissions as well as one of the hottest ...
Small, faint and 'unexpected in a lot of different ways': Dwarf galaxy discovery forces rethink of cosmic evolution
A discovery made by a team led by researchers at the University of Michigan tugs at the seams of some key cosmic lessons we ...
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Mysterious radio pulses from the Milky Way ‘are unlike anything we knew before’
To solve the Milky Way mystery, de Ruiter devised a method ... Almost all FRBs originate from outside our galaxy, and while some of them repeat, many appear to be one-off events, de Ruiter said.