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A giant wave in the Milky Way may have been created by another galaxy
Was the Milky Way set rippling by another galaxy? Buradaki/Alamy The Milky Way appears to have a vast…
This mind-blowing map shows Earth’s position within the vast universe
This story is part of our Cosmic Perspective series, in which we confront the staggering vastness of the…
How big is the universe? The shape of space-time could tell us
NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI In a sense, we are at the centre of the universe – but…
Spellbinding shots capture the Milky Way in all its glory
2024 MILKY WAY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR/TOM RAE In the right place at the right time, cast your…
How could we give boring blobby galaxies a new, exciting shape?
Dead Planets Society is a podcast that takes outlandish ideas about how to tinker with the cosmos –…
A new approach to dark matter could help us solve galactic anomalies
Dark matter halos (yellow) form around galaxies Ralf Kaehler/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Delicate might not be the first word…
The galactic anomalies hinting dark matter is weirder than we thought
Dark matter halos (yellow) form around galaxies Ralf Kaehler/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Delicate might not be the first word…
Astronomers have found what may be the smallest galaxy ever
This deep sky image (left) contains a star cluster (right) that could be the faintest and smallest galaxy…
New view of our galaxy’s black hole reveals a swirling magnetic field
The black hole Sagittarius A*, viewed in polarised light European Southern Observatory (ESO) This is the supermassive black…