NASA recently released a mesmerising image of our galaxy’s hub. Dubbed as Milky Way’s “downtown”, the picture is a composite of at least 370 observations made over the last 20 yeas by Chandra X-ray Observatory.

NASA shares glimpse of Milky Way's energy-packed 'downtown'

Shape of galaxies has more significance than we think. At the very start of its formation, dark matter brings hot gas together. This forms stars and it further leads to formation of a mis-shapen galaxy.

Scientists click photo of oldest spiral galaxy in universe

A new study led by researchers at Ohio State University provides the latest evidence into the formation of the Milky Way galaxy, including the merger with a key satellite galaxy.

Astronomers discover how the Milky Way galaxy was formed

Scientists have discovered what may be the smallest-known black hole in the Milky Way galaxy and the closest to our solar system, an object so curious that they nicknamed it 'the Unicorn.

Astronomers discover Milky Way galaxy's smallest black hole dubbed 'Unicorn'

The mysterious glow in the centre of the Milky Way galaxy could be due to dark matter, as per a recent study. Astronomers have been perplexed by the Galactic Center GeV Excess (GCE) ever since it was discovered in 2009.

Mysterious glow in Milky Way's centre could be due to dark matter

An astrophotographer recently did the unthinkable by capturing the Milky Way! Finnish photographer JP Metsavainio spent the last 12 years putting together 234 frames of images at 125 degrees to create a mosaic of the sky.

Astrophotographer creates a remarkable mosaic of the Milky Way galaxy

Astronomers have detected the best place and time to live in the Milky Way, in a recent study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics. More than six billion years ago, the outskirts of the Milky Way were the safest places for the development of possible life forms, sheltered from the most violent explosions in the universe, that is, the gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.

Astronomers detect best place and time to live in Milky Way

An unusually hot, rocky 'super-Earth' has been found orbiting one of the oldest stars in the Milky Way by astronomers. The study accepted for publication in the Astronomical Journal was presented to the American Astronomical Society.

Unusually hot 'super-Earth' planet spotted orbiting one of the oldest stars in the Milky Way

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Tuesday captured the 'magnetic fingerprint' of a galaxy across 24,000 light-years. The mesmerising image depicts magnetic fields in galaxy NGC 1068 or M77, streamlining over visible light and X-ray composite image of the galaxy from the Hubble Space Telescope, NuSTAR or the Nuclear Spectroscopic Array, and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

NASA captures 'magnetic fingerprint' of a galaxy across 24,000 light years

British astrologists have made another guide of the Milky Way comprised of almost two billion stars utilizing information assembled by the European Space Agency (ESA) Gaia space observatory.

British astronomers unveil the most detailed map of Milky Way galaxy

The experts at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia's national science agency, have created a new atlas of the universe.

Australian scientists create 'a new atlas' by mapping millions of galaxies

Stars have an expiry date and die out like all entities in the universe. Everything in the universe, including our sun will become non-functional at one point in the future.

A dead star in our galaxy is emitting radiation never witnessed before!

A study published on Monday in The Astrophysical Journal stated that there could be a minimum of 36 active, communicating intelligent civilizations in our Milky Way.

There are minimum of 36 active, communicating intelligent civilizations in Milky Way: Study

Scientists studying a distant galaxy cluster have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the Universe since the Big Bang. The blast came from a supermassive black hole at the centre of a galaxy hundreds of millions of light-years away.

Biggest explosion in universe's history detected by telescopes

Scientists have observed a mysterious space signal deep from space which has been repeating in a 16-day cycle. The findings are included in the pre-print of a paper on arXiv.

Recurring radio signals heard from space after 16 days: Study

In a first, water found on earth-like planet beyond our solar system

Voyager 2, a NASA probe launched in 1977 and designed for just a five-year mission, has become only the second human-made object to enter interstellar space as it continues its marathon trek billions of miles (km) from Earth, scientists said on Monday.

Watch: NASA's intrepid Voyager 2 probe crosses into interstellar space

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