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The general notion that the core of our galaxy, called the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) is an active place is not a new one. The forces that power the Mixmaster of the Milky Way have long remained a ...

A newly-discovered spiral galaxy, dubbed the Big Wheel, formed just 2 billion years after the big bang – far earlier, considering its size, than astronomers thought possible. Themiya Nanayakkara ...

Astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have created the most comprehensive three-dimensional map of the characteristics of cosmic dust in the Milky Way galaxy, according to a study ...

Just like last year, Samsung is preparing to release not one, but two Fan Edition Galaxy Tab tablets - Galaxy Tab S10 FE and Tab S10 FE+. We still don't know when exactly the duo will see broad ...

In the ongoing quest to understand dark matter, researchers are now wondering if a strange phenomenon occurring at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy could be from a different form of dark matter. Dark ...

The clouds that comprise this structure are highlighted in red and superimposed on an artist’s illustration of the Milky Way. The location of the Sun is highlighted by the yellow ... the Sun’s journey ...

This finding may simultaneously explain wider mysteries of our Galaxy, such as a specific type of X-ray observation found at the centre of the Milky Way -- known as the '511-keV emission line'.

Astronomers have uncovered compelling evidence of the closest supermassive black hole outside of our own Milky Way galaxy. Nestled within the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), one of our nearest galactic ...

Astronomers have had a rare glimpse into the heart of the Milky Way thanks to an errant star expelled from the galactic centre. At the middle of our galaxy is a supermassive black hole ...