Rare Sighting of Two Rogue Planets That Do Not Orbit Stars
There may be more starless planets than stars in the Milky Way. Continue reading Rare Sighting of Two Rogue Planets That Do Not Orbit Stars
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Kepler Closes Eyes After a Decade of Discovery
Since its launch in March 2009, the Kepler Space Telescope has provided us with an incredible amount of data about exoplanets within our galaxy, proving these worlds are more varied and numerous than we could ever have imagined. Before its launch we simply didn’t know how common planets such as ours were, but today we know the Milky Way contains billions of them. Some of these worlds are so hot they have seas of molten rock, others experience two sunsets a day as they orbit a pair of stars. Perhaps most importantly, thousands of the planets found by Kepler are …read more
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Watch These Stunning Models of the Largest Star Map Ever Created
The European Gaia telescope releases data on 1.7 billion stars. Continue reading Watch These Stunning Models of the Largest Star Map Ever Created
Around 10,000 Black Holes Are at the Center of the Galaxy, Study Says
The supermassive black hole at the galactic core seems to have an abundance of smaller black hole friends. Continue reading Around 10,000 Black Holes Are at the Center of the Galaxy, Study Says
This Spliff-Shaped Interstellar Asteroid Just Buzzed by Earth
‘Oumuamua’s bizarre dimensions have “never been seen in our own solar system.” Continue reading This Spliff-Shaped Interstellar Asteroid Just Buzzed by Earth
You Are Part Extragalactic, Study Says
Supercomputer simulations of galaxy evolution estimate how much of the Milky Way was born beyond its borders. Continue reading You Are Part Extragalactic, Study Says
Here’s a Knot of Dark Matter Binding Two Galaxies Together
Check out the first composite image of a dark matter filament in our universe. Continue reading Here’s a Knot of Dark Matter Binding Two Galaxies Together
The Milky Way Stole Some of Its Outer Stars from Another Galaxy
“The star streams that have been mapped so far are like creeks compared to the giant river of stars we predict will be observed eventually.” Continue reading The Milky Way Stole Some of Its Outer Stars from Another Galaxy
Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies Apparently Launch ‘Spitballs’ at Each Other
“A single shredded star can form hundreds of these planet-mass objects.” Continue reading Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies Apparently Launch ‘Spitballs’ at Each Other
There’s a Giant Cloud on a Collision Course With the Milky Way
At 11,000 light years long and 2,500 light years wide, Smith’s Cloud is not your average ball of vapor. Continue reading There’s a Giant Cloud on a Collision Course With the Milky Way