5,00,000 Stars: NASA Releases 'Never-Before-Seen' Photo Of Star-Forming Region Sagittarius C
Nestled within this youthful cluster is a known massive protostar, surpassing 30 times the mass of our Sun.
Nov 20, 2023, 23:49 PM IST
Scientists Discover Supermassive Black Hole That Now Faces Earth, Here's What It Means
While this discovery has left many scientists excited about the new possibilities it presents for studying black holes, there is also some concern about the impact it could have on Earth.
Mar 27, 2023, 12:56 PM IST
Newly discovered star takes four years to travel around the black hole at centre of our galaxy: Study
The discovery sheds new light on the origin and evolution of the orbit of fast-moving stars in the heart of the Milky Way.
Jul 10, 2022, 15:37 PM IST
In a first, scientists reveal image of supermassive black hole at Milky Way's center– See pic
Astronomers unveiled a picture of the black hole - called Sagittarius A*, which is only the second one ever to be imaged.
May 12, 2022, 20:44 PM IST
Giant black hole discovered near Milky Way galaxy
The newly discovered black hole is reportedly the same size as the Milky Way's suspected black hole.
Dec 06, 2021, 17:47 PM IST
In a first, NASA finds evidence of possible planet outside of Milky Way galaxy
The possible planet candidate is located in the spiral galaxy Messier 51 (M51), researchers estimates the exoplanet candidate would be roughly the size of Saturn.
Oct 27, 2021, 15:48 PM IST
Scientists provide evidence of concourse of Milky Way
The results of research published in the journal Nature Astronomy reveals the most precise ages for a sample of about a hundred red giant stars in the galaxy. It also provides the latest evidence into the timing of how our early Milky Way came together.
May 18, 2021, 13:30 PM IST
Flash of luck: Astronomers spot cosmic radio burst source in our own Milky Way
In April, a relatively weaker radio burst coming from our own Milky Way galaxy was spotted by two dissimilar telescopes
Nov 05, 2020, 11:01 AM IST
Collision between Milky Way and Sagittarius may have led to formation of our Solar System
A new study based on data gathered by the European Space Agency's Gaia – the star-mapping telescope launched in 2013 -- has revealed that the influence of Sagittarius on the Milky Way may have been quite substantial.
May 27, 2020, 17:11 PM 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
Scientists find monster black hole that 'should not exist' in Milky Way
A team of Chinese astronomers have discovered a black hole so gigantic in the Milky Way galaxy, that it has contradicted the existing models of star evolution.
Nov 28, 2019, 10:32 AM IST
Earliest galaxies in universe identified
Scientists found evidence that the faintest satellite galaxies orbiting our own Milky Way galaxy are amongst the very first galaxies that formed in our universe.
Aug 17, 2018, 16:10 PM IST
Hubble Space Telescope beams back stunning image of Milky Way's 'big sister'
Image of the Milky Way's 'big sister' taken by the Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), shows that the galaxy called NGC 6744 is still actively producing new stars.
Aug 01, 2018, 12:32 PM IST
Scientists confirm Einstein's supermassive black hole theory
A team of international scientists observing a star in the Milky Way have for the first time confirmed Einstein’s 100-year-old general theory of what happens to the motion of a star passing close to a supermassive black hole.
Jul 31, 2018, 10:50 AM IST
Arrested development: NASA's Hubble unearths 'relic galaxy' near Milky Way
The galaxy NGC 1277 started its life with a bang long ago, ferociously churning out stars 1,000 times faster than seen in our own Milky Way today.
Mar 13, 2018, 14:17 PM IST
Milky Way stars kicked out by invading galaxies spotted
The new study showed that some of these halo structures actually originated from the Milky Way's disk itself, but were kicked out.
Feb 28, 2018, 16:40 PM IST
Milky Way's neighbouring galaxy is the same size, reveals study
The research suggests scientists previously overestimated the amount of dark matter in the Andromeda galaxy.
Feb 15, 2018, 17:49 PM IST
Scientists discover planets beyond Milky Way for the first time
The planet population, ranging from the size of the Moon to the size of Jupiter, were spotted in a galaxy located 3.8 billion light-years away.
Feb 05, 2018, 18:22 PM IST
Dark matter-based cosmology model defied by ordered dwarf galaxies
The researchers were able to show that 14 of the 16 satellite galaxies follow the same pattern of movement and are likely rotating within the plane around the main galaxy.
Feb 02, 2018, 18:45 PM IST
Detailed map shows mysterious fast-moving gas covering 13% of the sky
Astronomers had proposed several hypotheses about where high-velocity clouds come from.
Dec 05, 2017, 17:06 PM IST
