Milky Way
The Fermi Paradox – Where Is Everybody?
The blank silence from our stars is difficult to ignore. But our 60s sci-fi optimism in the search for intelligent life continues.
Stop Doomscrolling and Look at These Photos of the Milky Way Instead
The Andromeda galaxy will eat up the Milky Way in four billion years. Here are images to remember it by.
This Is the First-Ever Image of the Supermassive Black Hole at Our Galaxy’s Center
“You are the first to see our image of the black hole in the center of our galaxy—as close as it gets,” said one of the scientists who led the imaging mission.
Space Has Invisible Walls Created by Mysterious 'Symmetrons,' Scientists Propose
Scientists invoke “new physics” to explain the weirdly synced-up “satellites” observed around the Milky Way and other nearby galaxies.
A Mysterious Signal from the Center of the Galaxy May Have Just Been Explained
An excess of high-energy light may come from "undetected" dead stars, not dark matter, according to a new study.
Scientists Seek Origin of Mysterious Gigantic Bubble Structures In Our Galaxy
The Milky Way recently blew a gasket, according to a space instrument that was recently switched off over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Scientists Discover Unexplained Barrier at Our Galaxy's Center
Something mysterious is blocking cosmic rays in the Central Molecular Zone, according to a new study.
How One Spacecraft Is Creating the Largest and Most Precise Star Map Ever
Timo Prusti of the European Space Agency talks to Motherboard about the Gaia mission’s unprecedented catalog of more than one billion astronomical objects.
Something Unexplained Is Sending Radio Signals From Our Galaxy's Center
The newly discovered signals flash for weeks at a time and can stop in just a day, a pattern that has no clear explanation.
Black Holes Are Slowly Taking Over a Cluster that Orbits Our Galaxy
Palomar 5, a cluster flanked with giant star tails, will be completely usurped by black holes in one billion years, scientists predict.
This Stunning Image of Our Galaxy's Center Reveals a Mysterious Phenomenon
Hundreds of images captured over 20 years were compiled to create the spectacular panorama.
A Glowing Mystery at Our Galaxy's Center Has a Mind-Blowing Explanation, Physicists Believe
An unexplained glow at the center of the Milky Way that has puzzled scientists for years might just be the aftermath of dark matter annihilation events.