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Published Mysterious ripples in the Milky Way were caused by a passing dwarf galaxy - Mysterious Ripples in the Milky Way: A Passing Dwarf Galaxy to Blame



Using data from the Gaia space telescope, a team has shown that large parts of the Milky Way's outer...
Published Flicker from the dark: Reading between the lines to model our galaxy's central black hole - Flicker from the Dark: Reading Between the Lines to Model Our Galaxy's Central Black Hole


Researchers have shown in a single model the full story of how gas travels in the center of the Milk...
Published SuperBIT: A low-cost balloon-borne telescope to rival Hubble - SuperBIT: A Low-Cost Balloon-Borne Telescope to Rival Hubble


Astronomersand engineers are building a new kind of astronomical telescope. SuperBIT flies above 99....
Published Uncovering the massive quantum mysteries of black holes - Uncovering the Massive Quantum Mysteries of Black Holes


Bizarre quantum properties of black holes -- including their mind-bending ability to have different...
Published 'Wobbling black hole' most extreme example ever detected - Wobbling Black Hole: The Most Extreme Example Ever Detected


Researchers have identified a peculiar twisting motion in the orbits of two colliding black holes, a...
Published Discovery could dramatically narrow search for space creatures - Discovery Could Dramatically Narrow Search for Space Creatures


An Earth-like planet orbiting an M dwarf -- the most common type of star in the universe -- appears ...
Published 'Engine' of luminous merging galaxies pinpointed for the first time - Engine of Luminous Merging Galaxies Pinpointed for the First Time


Roughly 500 million light-years away, near the constellation Delphinus, two galaxies are colliding....
Published Researchers measure size-luminosity relation of galaxies less than a billion years after Big Bang - Researchers Measure Size-Luminosity Relation of Galaxies Less Than a Billion Years After Big Bang


A team has studied the relation between galaxy size and luminosity of some of the earliest galaxies...
Published James Webb telescope reveals Milky Way-like galaxies in young universe - James Webb Telescope Reveals Milky Way-Like Galaxies in Young Universe


New images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal galaxies with stellar bars -- elonga...
Published Distant galaxies and the true nature of dark matter - Distant Galaxies and the True Nature of Dark Matter


In conflict with the current prevailing theory used to describe the universe, a new study suggests t...
Published How do rocky planets really form? - How Do Rocky Planets Really Form?


A new theory could explain the origin and properties of systems of rocky super-Earths and their rela...
Published Unveiling a century-old mystery: Where the Milky Way's cosmic rays come from - Unveiling a Century-Old Mystery: Where the Milky Way's Cosmic Rays Come From


Astronomers have succeeded in quantifying the proton and electron components of cosmic rays in a sup...
Published A mysterious object is being dragged into the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way's center - A Mysterious Object is Being Dragged into the Supermassive Black Hole at the Milky Way's Center


An object near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy has drawn the inter...
Published Shedding new light on dark matter - Shedding New Light on Dark Matter



A team of physicists has developed a method for predicting the composition of dark matter -- invisib...
Published Scientists reveal distribution of dark matter around galaxies 12 billion years ago -- further back in time than ever before - Scientists Reveal Distribution of Dark Matter Around Galaxies 12 Billion Years Ago -- Further Back in Time Than Ever Before


Using Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation instead of visible light allows scientists to dete...
Published Surprise finding suggests 'water worlds' are more common than we thought - Surprise Finding Suggests 'Water Worlds' Are More Common Than We Thought


A new study suggests that many more planets may have large amounts of water than previously thought-...
Published Physicists invoke the cosmological collider to explain why matter, and not antimatter, dominates the universe - Physicists Invoke the Cosmological Collider to Explain Why Matter, and Not Antimatter, Dominates the Universe


Early in its history, shortly after the Big Bang, the universe was filled with equal amounts of matt...
Published The most precise accounting yet of dark energy and dark matter - The Most Precise Accounting Yet of Dark Energy and Dark Matter


Analyzing more than two decades' worth of supernova explosions convincingly bolsters modern cosmolog...
Published Searching for traces of dark matter with neutron spin clocks - Searching for Traces of Dark Matter with Neutron Spin Clocks


An international research team has succeeded in significantly narrowing the scope for the existence...
Published Cosmic ray protons reveal new spectral structures at high energies - Cosmic Ray Protons Reveal New Spectral Structures at High Energies


Discovered in 1912, cosmic rays have been studied extensively and our current understanding of them...