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Astronomers Discover Milky Way Galaxy’s Most-Distant Stars

Astronomers have detected in the stellar halo that represents the Milky Way's outer limits a group of stars more distant… Read More

ESO Releases Image of Aftermath of Large Star’s Explosive Death

The aftermath of a large star's explosive death is seen in an image released on Monday by the European Southern… Read More

Astronomers Spot Hot Gas Bubble Spinning Around Milky Way Black Hole

Astronomers said Thursday they have spotted a hot bubble of gas spinning clockwise around the black hole at the centre… Read More

Scientists Detect Fastest-Growing Black Hole in the Universe

Scientists have discovered the fastest-growing black hole in the last 9 billion years. The black hole, which sends multi-wavelength light… Read More

Astronomers Discover Unique Neutron Star With Unusual Radio Emissions

The discovery of a unique neutron producing unusual radio signals in our Milky Way galaxy has perplexed astronomers. The neutron… Read More

This Is How Void Can Be Measured Between Merging Supermassive Black Holes

The first ever photograph of a black hole — a fiery ring of light that surrounded a black pit of… Read More

Rare ‘Black Widow’ System Detected 3,000 Light-Years From Earth

The universe is full of enigma and mysteries. Millions of objects move around undetected. In fact, there's no dearth of… Read More

8 New Sources of Black Hole Echoes Found: MIT Researchers

Black holes are intriguing and mysterious objects. They are dreaded, too, because their gravitational pull is so strong that they… Read More

NASA Detects Signs of First Planet Outside Milky Way Galaxy

NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope has found hints of what could be the first planet discovered outside our Milky Way galaxy.… Read More

NASA Shares Beautiful Image of Lagoon Nebula That Shows Stars Forming

NASA has shared a stunning image of the Lagoon Nebula, a giant blue cloud of gas and dust where stars… Read More