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Astronomers find that Milky Way is a warped and twisted galaxy

Researchers revealed the Milky Way Galaxy to be a a stellar disk comprised of four major spiral arms and a bar-shaped core region.

06 Aug 2019 1:29 PM

Cosmic rays striking Earth come from outside Milky Way: study

Fifty years ago, scientists discovered that the Earth is occasionally hit by cosmic rays of enormous energies.

24 Sep 2017 9:25 AM

Milky Way different from most galaxies: study

These smaller galaxies orbit around the Milky Way and are useful in understanding the Milky Way itself.

22 Sep 2017 10:43 AM

Astronomers stunned by 3 different ages in a stellar 'nursery' in Milky Way

The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope in Chile spotted three distinct groups of baby stars in the Orion nebula.

28 Jul 2017 7:44 AM

Galaxy 10,000 light years far outshines Milky Way

The galaxy appears 11 times bigger than it really is.

16 Jul 2017 2:06 AM

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Galaxy 1,000 times brighter than Milky Way discovered

This galaxy is forming stars at a rate of 1,000 solar masses per year

15 Jul 2017 6:09 PM

Scientists decode the formation of antimatter in our galaxy

The antimatter came from a system where two white dwarfs form a binary system and collide with each other.

26 May 2017 8:16 PM

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