Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) imagery was used to create a animation of the warp of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: 2MASS, ...

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New research from Johns Hopkins University and an international team of scientists suggests that two competing theories for ...

Astronomers see no stars ejected from the center of our Milky Way galaxy, giving them important information about the Sgr A* black hole.

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The Milky Way ripples like a vast cosmic wave. Gaia’s precise measurements reveal a colossal motion sweeping through the ...

What can the gamma ray light emitted by the Milky Way Galaxy teach scientists about the existence of dark matter? This is ...

Scientists may have spotted dark matter for the first time as a mysterious gamma-ray glow at the center of the Milky Way ...

Discover South Bloomingville’s top Airbnb for night sky lovers. Sleep under Ohio’s dark skies, and watch the stars like never ...

An unusual double-ring structure spotted in space with the help of citizen scientists has turned out to be a cosmic rarity.

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