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Mystery radio burst picked up in our own galaxy
5-5-2020 |
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For the first time, astronomers have picked up a fast radio burst within the confines of the Milky Way.
Astronomers discover 'cosmic killer' black hole
4-2-2020 | 1
A type of black hole that could be an important 'missing link' has been discovered outside of our galaxy.
Largest explosion since the Big Bang detected
2-28-2020 | 8
Scientists have spotted an explosion five times greater than anything seen since the birth of the universe.
Oxygen found half a billion light years away
2-24-2020 | 9
For the first time ever, scientists have discovered evidence of molecular oxygen in a distant galaxy.
Mystery message spooks smartphone owners
2-21-2020 | 17
Samsung Galaxy owners were left puzzled when a strange message was sent out during the night.
'Strange objects' spotted at the galactic core
1-16-2020 | 7
Scientists have discovered a new type of object that is so weird that it has been assigned a whole new class.
Gargantuan black hole LB-1 'should not exist'
11-28-2019 | 6
Scientists have discovered a black hole in our own galaxy that could rewrite the book on stellar evolution.
Cosmic 'ghoulish face' photographed by Hubble
10-29-2019 | 7
Just in time for Halloween, astronomers have captured a spooky visage of literally cosmic proportions.
The center of our galaxy exploded 'recently'
10-7-2019 | 11
Scientists have discovered that a high-energy flare ripped through the galaxy in the relatively recent past.
Fast radio burst traced back to home galaxy
6-28-2019 | 8
For the first time ever, astronomers have been able to trace a fast radio burst back to its galaxy of origin.
How much does the Milky Way galaxy weigh ?
VIDEO 3-11-2019 | 16
Astronomers at NASA and ESA have come up with the most precise figure yet for the weight of our galaxy.
The Milky Way galaxy is 'warped and twisted'
VIDEO 2-6-2019 | 8
A new study by a team of scientists in China has revealed that our galaxy is actually buckled at the edges.
Mysterious signals are coming from deep space
1-10-2019 | 63
Astronomers have picked up a very unusual repeating signal from a distant galaxy and nobody knows what it is.
Galaxy cluster looks like the USS Enterprise
VIDEO 11-17-2018 | 4
NASA has shared an image of a distant galaxy cluster that looks quite a bit like the iconic Star Trek vessel.
'Ghost' galaxy discovered outside Milky Way
11-14-2018 | 5
Scientists studying data from the Gaia satellite have identified a massive 'ghost' galaxy lurking nearby.
SETI picks up 72 signals from distant galaxy
9-11-2018 | 15
Astronomers discovered the signals after analyzing 400 terabytes of radio data using an artificial intelligence.
Universe may be teeming with water-worlds
8-18-2018 | 7
Scientists have determined that a significant percentage of planets in our galaxy may be covered in water.
Andromeda killed and ate our galactic sibling
7-23-2018 | 4
Scientists have discovered that the Milky Way once had a sibling that was consumed by our neighboring galaxy.
Astronomers detect very bright radio emission
VIDEO 7-11-2018 | 0
Originating deep in the universe, the radio blast is from a quasar - the luminous active nucleus of a distant galaxy.
Star map update to feature 1.7 billion stars
4-26-2018 | 11
Astronomers from ESA's Gaia mission will tomorrow release the largest map of our galaxy ever created.
