Lone Star State: Tracking a low-mass star as it speeds across the Milky Way
It may seem like the Sun is stationary while the planets in its orbit are moving, but the Sun is actually orbiting around the Milky Way galaxy at an impressive…
Two of the Milky Way’s earliest building blocks identified
Astronomers have identified what could be two of the Milky Way’s earliest building blocks: Named “Shakti” and “Shiva,” these appear to be the remnants of two galaxies that merged between…
Black hole at center of the Milky Way resembles a football
The supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way is spinning so quickly it is warping the spacetime surrounding it into a shape that can look like a…
NASA’s Webb reveals new features in heart of Milky Way
The latest image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seen features astronomers have yet to explain.…