Stars vanish from night sky as light pollution from cities, towns grows
Loading… We are losing the stars. Not all at once, but quietly, one streetlight, one neon sign, one…
A pulsar rotating 122 times per second could be present at the heart of the Milky Way
ⓘ NidhiYashwanth – Pixabay An artist’s illustration showing a pulsar. After conducting research, astronomers would have discovered a…
Steve Durst – the US citizen space diplomat who reached out to China
Steve Durst, a US space entrepreneur who spent decades building rare bridges with China’s space sector despite restrictions…
The Milky Way’s core may be dense dark matter, not a black hole
For decades, scientists have theorized that the Milky Way Galaxy’s supermassive black hole, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr…
Is the Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy Actually a Massive Knot of Dark Matter? Sounds Crazy, But the Numbers Line Up
Artistic representation of the Milky Way, where the innermost stars move at near relativistic speeds around a dense…
Why supermassive black hole continues to belch matter years after chewing up a star
Scientists are observing the behaviour of ‌a supermassive black hole that is displaying exceptionally messy eating habits. Primarily…
Giant dark matter ‘sheet’ may shape galactic motion in the Milky Way
On a clear night, the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy look like close neighbors. In space, they…
Milky Way’s ‘Central Black Hole’ is Compact Object Composed of Fermionic Dark Matter, Study Says
For decades, the motions of stars near the center of our Milky Way Galaxy have been treated as…
Daring Theory Challenges the Black Hole’s Reign Over the Milky Way’s Core
Astronomers have yet to fully grasp the Galactic Center—the heart of the Milky Way—although they’re fairly certain that…
NASA’s space probe reveals the violent past of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way
An artist’s illustration showing a black hole. (Image source: AlexAntropov86 – Pixabay) Astronomers have discovered the violent past…
A new rogue planet the size of Saturn has been detected about 10,000 light-years away
An artist’s illustration showing a planet in space. (Image source: TheDigitalArtist – Pixabay) Astronomers have detected a new…
Astronomers reveal how the Milky Way’s violent youth forged a calmer spiral giant
Understanding how the Milky Way formed means looking far beyond the bright spiral you see in the night…