Milky Way

Artwork depicting the stars from Gaia-Enceladus (arrows indicate their velocity) merging with the Milky Way based on actual physical simulations.
The Milky Way ate another galaxy, and we can still see the undigested bits
Phil Plait
Nov 6, 2018

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The Milky Way’s sibling spiral star system
Phil Plait
Oct 19, 2018
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The central region of the gorgeous spiral galaxy NGC 6744, imaged using the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA, and the LEGUS team
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Stunning chaos in the galactic core
Phil Plait
Jul 17, 2018
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The center of the Milky Way galaxy imaged in radio waves by the MeerKAT observatory. Supernova, stellar nurseries, and filaments of gas are strewn everywhere. Credit: MeerKAT
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Two planets discovered: One by gravity, one by accident [Part 1]
Phil Plait
May 29, 2018
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Artwork of a star and exoplanet. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab
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My god. It *is* full of stars.
Phil Plait
May 7, 2018
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The galactic center, a crowded metropolis of stars and dust. Credit: ESO/VVV Survey/D. Minniti & Acknowledgement: Ignacio Toledo
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Gaia: This is not a photo of the night sky
Phil Plait
Apr 30, 2018
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A section of the all-sky map made using the second data release from the Gaia mission. This maps the density of stars versus position, where brighter pixels are places with more stars. Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC
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Second Gaia star chart has been released, providing the most comprehensive view of the galaxy to date
Blair Marnell
Apr 25, 2018
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A star is about to plunge head first toward a monster black hole. Astronomers are ready to watch.
Phil Plait
Mar 7, 2018
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Artwork depicting three stars and their orbits around Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way. Credit: ESO/M. Parsa/L. Calçada
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There is a hierarchy to the Universe
Phil Plait
Oct 3, 2017
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NGC 6874, a huge elliptical galaxy, surrounded by Coma Cluster galaxies, and tens of thousands of globular clusters. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
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Poli'ahu: Time-lapse of telescopes and stars dancing under Hawaiian skies
Phil Plait
May 18, 2017
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star trails over Mauna Kea
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What will the sky look like in five million years?
Phil Plait
Apr 13, 2017
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the sky in 5 million years
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See our galaxy as it was billions of years ago
Elizabeth Rayne
Apr 5, 2017
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ESA releases largest star map ever compiled, featuring 1.1 billion stars
Trent Moore
Sep 15, 2016
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German scientists create incredible 46-billion pixel image of our Milky Way
Jeff Spry
Nov 2, 2015
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Our galactic neighborhood just got a whole lot bigger
Don Kaye
Sep 9, 2014
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Have astrophysicists finally managed to find elusive dark matter?
Matthew Jackson
Dec 17, 2012
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