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Milky Way has 100 million life-giving planets
6-9-2014 |
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A group of astronomers has estimated the number of habitable planets in our galaxy for the first time.
Hypervelocity stars could leave the galaxy
1-14-2014 | 11
Astronomers have identified a mysterious group of 20 sun-sized stars travelling at high speed.
£2bn Gaia space probe successfully launches
12-20-2013 | 7
The European probe has embarked on an ambitious 5-year mission to map our own galaxy, the Milky Way.
Astronomers observe huge cosmic explosion
11-23-2013 | 12
A powerful supernova in a distant galaxy has produced the largest gamma ray burst ever detected.
Astronomers find 'most distant' galaxy
10-24-2013 | 45
An international team of astronomers has detected a galaxy that is 30 billion light years away.
Are alien probes scouring the galaxy ?
7-16-2013 | 149
How long would it take an alien civilization to explore the whole galaxy using automated probes?
26 black holes found in neighboring galaxy
6-15-2013 | 8
Astronomers have indentified an unprecedented number of black holes in the Andromeda galaxy.
Dung beetles navigate via the Milky Way
1-25-2013 | 19
In a world first, dung beetles are thought to use our own Milky Way galaxy to orient themselves.
Astronomers estimate 100 billion planets
1-7-2013 | 14
Recent discoveries have indicated the likelihood that our own galaxy is teeming with planets.
How many alien civilizations are there ?
12-6-2012 | 184
How likely is it that we will find an advanced alien civilization within our own Milky Way galaxy ?
NASA locates most distant galaxy ever found
11-17-2012 | 16
The Hubble Space Telescope has photographed a galaxy that is 13.3 billion light years away.
Ancient spiral galaxy puzzles astronomers
7-22-2012 | 14
A spiral galaxy dating back to just 3 billion years after the Big Bang has been photographed by Hubble.
Astronomers observe oldest known galaxy
6-13-2012 | 16
A team of astronomers from Japan believe they've observed a galaxy that is 12.91 billion years old.
Andromedia galaxy to collide with Milky Way
6-1-2012 | 25
NASA astronomers have announced that the nearest galaxy is on a collision course with our own.
Planck images show strange galactic haze
2-15-2012 | 0
Planck mission photographs are helping to shed light on the star formations that make up our galaxy.
Which solar system should we visit first ?
10-6-2011 | 46
If mankind were to develop interstellar space travel, where in the galaxy should we go first ?
Dark matter plays role in galaxy formation
2-25-2011 | 1
Scientists discover that dark matter may play a leading role in the formation of galaxies.
500m planets in our galaxy could support life
2-21-2011 | 45
Data from NASA's Kepler telescope suggests there are 50 billion planets in the Milky Way.
Dwarf galaxy lurking just outside Milky Way
1-16-2011 | 12
The invisible 'Galaxy X' is thought to contain an overwhelming amount of dark matter.
Giant extra-galactic planet discovered
11-20-2010 | 12
For the first time scientists have observed a planet that originated outside our own galaxy.
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