milky way

Astronomers discover largest black hole in Milky Way: study

PARIS: Astronomers identified the largest stellar black hole yet discovered in the Milky Way, with… Read More

Spinning object near Milky Way catches scientists off guard

There is a mystery surrounding the phenomenon despite theories on it. Read More

Scientists spot black hole so huge it ‘shouldn’t even exist’ in our galaxy

LB-1 is 15,000 light years from Earth and has a mass 70 times greater than… Read More

Space telescope offers rare glimpse of Earth-sized rocky exoplanet

The planet lies about 48.6 light years from Earth and is one of more than… Read More

Astronomers decode Milky Way’s violent birth

The Milky Way gobbled up a galaxy one quarter of its mass 10 billion years… Read More

Scientists solve weighty matter of Milky Way mass

Pervious estimates put the mass of the Milky Way ranging between 500 billion and 3… Read More

New 3-D map of Milky Way will ‘revolutionise astronomy’

Europe's Gaia satellite has produced a "stunning" 3-D map, published, of more than a billion… Read More

New Milky Way map to help explain how galaxies form

SYDNEY: A new super-detailed hydrogen map of the Milky Way could help explain the mystery of… Read More