Tagged With Milky Way

Earth is screaming through space at 1.3 million mph. A simple animation by a former NASA scientist shows what that looks like.

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

A NASA image shows the centre of our galaxy in unprecedented detail. Expect far more revealing photos from a soon-to-launch telescope.

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

A huge explosion sliced through our galaxy just 3.5 million years ago, as human ancestors walked the Earth. Scientists think it was nuclear activity in the black hole at the Milky Way's centre.

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

Astronomers plan to film the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy as it gobbles up stars and planets. The video could open a 'new field' of science.

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

I tasted the new Milky Way Salted Caramel bar and it's better than the original

Andrew LaSane

Alien civilizations may have explored the galaxy and visited Earth already, new study says. We just haven’t seen them recently.

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

A new 3D map of the Milky Way reveals our galaxy's warped shape in unprecedented detail

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

Physicists have discovered that rotating black holes might serve as portals for hyperspace travel

Andrea Schmitz, Rebecca Wilkin

Australian scientists have discovered a warped and twisted disc of young, massive stars at the edge of the Milky Way

Richard de Grijs, Macquarie University

See stunning nighttime vistas from the US's first gold-tier 'Dark Sky' star-gazing reserve

Jeremy Berke

An astronomer's stunning photo of the Milky Way shows our galaxy through a crystal ball

Dave Mosher

The whole universe fits in one image with a special trick of maths

Dave Mosher

The terrifying way our universe will die

Gene Kim, Jessica Orwig

Astronomers found evidence the Milky Way is one of thousands of galaxies being hurled through space by a hidden void

Gene Kim, Jessica Orwig

These 9 space facts will change your perception of the universe

Corey Protin, Rebecca Harrington, Dragan Radovanovic

There's a supermassive black hole so close to Earth that astronomers can see it destroy stars

Kevin Reilly, Rebecca Harrington

We're on a collision course with the Andromeda Galaxy -- here's what will happen to Earth

Jacqui Frank, Jessica Orwig

Astronomers discovered something violent in this rare space 'blob' that solves a 15-year-old mystery

Rob Ludacer, Jessica Orwig

These 9 facts about space will blow your mind

Corey Protin, Dragan Radovanovic

These animations will make you realise how shockingly small Earth is

Jacqui Frank, Jessica Orwig