Tag: Milky Way
Astronomers may have discovered the answer to a mysterious stellar event
Researchers from the Curtin node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have made a record-breaking astrophysical discovery while simultaneously uncovering a possible…
Finding explanation for Milky Way’s warp
The Milky Way is often depicted as a flat, spinning disk of dust, gas, and stars. But if you could zoom out and take an…
The shape of the Milky Way’s halo of stars is realized — ScienceDaily
A new study has revealed the true shape of the diffuse cloud of stars surrounding the disk of our galaxy. For decades, astronomers have thought…
The long-sought after innermost dusty ring was detected with the highest spatial resolution in the infrared wavelengths ever used — ScienceDaily
An international team of scientists has achieved the milestone of directly observing the long-sought, innermost dusty ring around a supermassive black hole, at a right…
The Milky Way’s feeding habits shine a light on dark matter — ScienceDaily
Astronomers are one step closer to revealing the properties of dark matter enveloping our Milky Way galaxy, thanks to a new map of twelve streams…
