Milky Way

NASA image of the Milky Way
Is the Milky Way evolving right before our eyes? Something it just spewed out could mean exactly that
Elizabeth Rayne
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Two billion years ago, our galaxy had a burst of star birth
Phil Plait
May 23, 2019
The Milky Way is a disk galaxy with hundreds of billions of stars. A new study indicates it underwent a burst of vigorous star formation that peaked about 2 billion years ago. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC/Caltech)
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We live in a warped galaxy, say new observations of the Milky Way
Elizabeth Rayne
May 13, 2019
NASA image of warped galaxy
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See the Milky Way from its center with NASA’s 4K 360-degree VR simulation
Elizabeth Rayne
Mar 27, 2019
NASA Milky Way VR experience
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What is the mass of the Milky Way?
Phil Plait
Mar 8, 2019
The most current map of the Milky Way is shown in an artist’s representation. The Sun is directly below the galactic center, near the Orion Spur. The Scutum-Centaurus arms sweeps out to the right and above, going behind the center to the far side.
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Breathe easy: You have an extra 600 million years before Andromeda crashes into us
Phil Plait
Feb 11, 2019
Illustration of a cosmic train wreck: The Milky Way/Andromeda galaxy collision, four billion years from now. Credit: NASA, ESA, Z. Levay and R. van der Marel (STScI), T. Hallas, and A. Mellinger
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The Milky Way ate another galaxy, and we can still see the undigested bits
Phil Plait
Nov 6, 2018
Artwork depicting the stars from Gaia-Enceladus (arrows indicate their velocity) merging with the Milky Way based on actual physical simulations.
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The Milky Way’s sibling spiral star system
Phil Plait
Oct 19, 2018
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
star trails over Mauna Kea
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