Using ESA`s Herschel space observatory , astronomers have made detailed observations of surprisingly hot molecular gas that may be orbiting or falling towards the supermassive black hole,
May 8 2013, 10:28 am
Read MoreAstronomers using Europe`s Herschel Space Observatory have discovered an extremely distant galaxy making stars more than 2000 times faster than our own Milky Way.
April 18 2013, 10:23 am
Read MoreMore than a billion stars in our galaxy can be seen together in detail for the first time in an image captured by astronomers.
March 29 2013, 2:10 pm
Read MoreThese stars support the idea that the Milky Way grew, in part, through the accretion of smaller galaxies.
February 22 2013, 10:01 am
Read MoreAstronomers using NASA`s Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered tantalising evidence for the possible existence of a shell of stars that are a relic of the Milky Way`s past cannibalism of other galaxies.
February 22 2013, 8:09 pm
Read MoreAstronomers have discovered six speedy stars, rocketing through space at up to 3.2 million kilometres per hour, which likely ejected from a giant black hole at the Milky Way`s heart.
February 13 2013, 7:08 pm
Read MoreScientists have proposed a new method for finding Earth-like planets in our Milky Way galaxy and they anticipate that their number may be up to a whopping 100 billion.
April 4 2013, 2:07 pm
Read MoreAstronomers have identified a new structure in the Milky Way - a long tendril of dust and gas that they are calling a "bone."
January 10 2013, 9:04 am
Read MoreHow spiral galaxies like our Milky Way get and maintain their characteristic arms has proved to be an enduring puzzle in astrophysics .
April 3 2013, 10:24 am
Read MoreDung beetle - an insect with a tiny brain and minimal computing power - has become the first animal proven to use the Milky Way for orientation.
January 25 2013, 12:53 pm
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