Milky Way Galaxy

NASA releases amazing picture of Milky Way's super-energised 'downtown'

The Image is a composite of 370 observations over the past two decades by the orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Jun 04, 2021, 07:34 AM IST

Scientists discover smallest black hole in Milky Way galaxy, name it 'The Unicorn'

Scientists have discovered the smallest known black hole in the Milky Way galaxy, they nicknamed it 'the Unicorn.' The researchers say that the black hole is roughly three times the mass of our sun.

Apr 23, 2021, 09:03 AM IST

Earth just got 2000 light-years closer to supermassive black hole in the centre of our galaxy

Did you know that Earth just got 7 km/s faster and about 2000 light-years closer to the supermassive black hole in the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy?

Dec 02, 2020, 00:44 AM IST

Researchers find out flickers coming from center of Milky Way

Astronomers also believe that a supermassive black hole with a mass of 4 million suns is located at the center of Sagittarius A*.

May 25, 2020, 16:44 PM IST

Heart of Milky Way may host thousands of black holes: Study

There may be tens of thousands of black holes at the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy, say scientists who have discovered a dozen of them, lending support to a decades-old prediction.

Apr 05, 2018, 12:57 PM IST

NASA's Fermi detects evidence of dark matter in Andromeda galaxy

The gamma-ray signal detected by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is similar to one seen by Fermi at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy.

Feb 22, 2017, 09:05 AM IST

NASA's Chandra satellite detects galactic X-rays, hinting at existence of dark matter

Scientists claimed that a small but distinctive X-ray signal detected from the Milky Way galaxy by NASA's Chandra satellite may help prove the existence of dark matter.

Feb 07, 2017, 11:24 AM IST

Milky Way underwent furious explosion six million years ago

The bubble required a tremendous amount of energy.

Aug 30, 2016, 16:13 PM IST

A stellar desert found in our Milky Way Galaxy!

A vast expense of space near the center of Milky Way Galaxy- called the inner disk- is completely devoid of stars. Recently, an international team of researchers identified a huge gaseous void that extends for 8000 light years from the galactic core. They named this desolate region as stellar void and claimed that it hasn't produced any new stars in hundreds of millions of years.

Aug 06, 2016, 15:03 PM IST

Milky Way's hot gaseous Halo spins like a disk!

Halo is spinning at about 400,000 mph and the disk moves at 540,000 mph.

Jul 27, 2016, 00:08 AM IST

NASA's Hubble captures colorful, star-studded view of Milky Way galaxy!

The US space agency NASA recently released a beautiful image of colorful and star-studded view of the Milky Way galaxy.

Jun 18, 2016, 11:44 AM IST

A map that measures light pollution intensity worldwide

Too much of light pollution can have serious consequences for human, animals and our environment.

Jun 13, 2016, 18:30 PM IST

Light pollution hinders Milky Way view from one-third of humanity: Study

In developed nations, the 24* 7 use of artificial lights creates a permanent skyglow at night, restricting our view of the stars.

Jun 11, 2016, 09:58 AM IST

Stunning view of Earth's night lights captured from space – See pic!

The stunning view was taken when ISS was passing over the island nation of Kiribati at the time, about 2600 kilometers (1,600 miles) south of Hawaii.

May 18, 2016, 13:50 PM IST

A 'purple nebula' in honor of Prince: NASA's tribute to pop icon- See pic!

NASA released this image following the announcement that the pop music superstar had died at the age of 57 in Minnesota.

Apr 22, 2016, 11:47 AM IST

Repeat radio bursts from mysterious cosmic source detected

The finding suggests that these bursts must have come from a very exotic object, such as a rotating neutron star having unprecedented power that enables the emission of extremely bright pulses, the researchers said.

Mar 03, 2016, 15:57 PM IST

NASA's Chandra Observatory discovers incredible galactic tail

The pressure exerted by this rapid motion caused gas to be stripped away from the galaxy.

Dec 22, 2015, 13:47 PM IST

Oldest stars in universe found near Milky Way centre

The discovery and analysis of the nine pure stars challenges current theories about the environment of the early universe from which these stars formed.

Nov 12, 2015, 11:58 AM IST