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milky way galaxy
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How we captured first image of the supermassive black hole at centre of the Milky Way
Revealed: Sagittarius A*. EHT Collaboration/ESO Derek Ward-Thompson, University of Central Lancashire Black holes are among the most profound…
There’s a Radio Signal Coming From Within the Milky Way—And It Repeats Every 18 Minutes
It’s no surprise to us that the universe is quite literally full of surprises. After all, the wider…
One of the Milky Way’s “Satellite” Galaxy May Hide a Massive Black Hole Inside It
Astronomers around the world know that our home galaxy, the Milky Way Galaxy, has something hidden within its…
There Appears to be a Giant “Magnetic Tunnel” Enveloping the Solar System
At this point, we’re a bit more aware of where exactly our place in the universe is compared…
A Mysterious Radio Source from Our Galactic Center Leaves Astronomers Puzzled
The universe that you see when you look out the night sky isn’t the complete picture. All the…
Astronomers Found a 3,000-Light-Year-Long “Splinter” in a Milky Way “Arm”
It has taken centuries for our understanding about our place in the universe to reach this point of…