Milky Way
History
Ancient Egyptians Viewed Milky Way as Goddess Nut, Says New Study
An astrophysicist with the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation at the University of Portsmouth in the UK, has shed light on how the ancient Egyptians viewed our galaxy - the Milky Way - thousands of years ago.
A new study...
Space
James Webb Telescope Finds Ancient Galaxy Larger Than Our Milky Way
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) surprisingly detected a huge galaxy in the early universe. This discovery challenges what scientists thought they knew about how the universe works. The galaxy is known as ZF-UDS-7329, and it has more stars...
Space
Scientists Claim to Have Discovered Oldest Black Hole Ever
A newly-discovered black hole, claimed to be the oldest ever found, is eating up material from an ancient galaxy at an unprecedented rate.
Researchers, led by an academic from the University of Cambridge, claim to have discovered a black hole...
Archaeology
Pre-Incan Astronomer Priests Built Structures Aligned to Milky Way
In a recent study, researchers examined the positioning of ceremonial structures, believed to have been built between 2400 and 1440 BCE, at El Paraiso, Peru. This site predates the Incan Empire by about three thousand years.
The ancient people of...
Life
Aliens Haven’t Contacted Us Maybe Because We Are Not Worth It?
Aliens haven't contacted Earth because there is no sign of intelligence on our planet, a recent paper has concluded.
Earth is too primitive to be of any interest to advanced extraterrestrial species; thus, aliens' search for intelligent life will not...
Space
New Six-Planet Solar System Found in Our Galaxy
Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets in our Galaxy, the Milky Way, which is untouched by outside forces since their birth billions of years ago.
The find, announced on Nov. 29, can help explain how...
entertainment
Greek TV Show ‘Milky Way’ Picked Up By Renowned Global Distributor
US company Fifth Season, a global leader in TV distribution, has acquired the international rights to the upcoming Greek TV show Milky Way, written and directed by Greek filmmaker Vasilis Kekatos, who won the Short Film Palme d’Or in...
Space
Mysterious Cosmic Threads from the Milky Way’s Black Hole
New observations from South Africa's MeerKAT telescope have unveiled a new discovery of numerous long strands of gas, stretching for 5 to 10 light-years, reaching out from the central black hole in our galaxy.
The Space explains these strands or...
Science
Planet-Forming Ingredients Detected in Neighboring Galaxy
New research published in Nature Astronomy on Tuesday suggests that scientists have found a way to detect the formation of planets.
Researchers used infrared imaging from the James Web Space Telescope (JWST) to detect thermal radiation emitted by warm dust...
events
Astronomers Find the Most Distant Stars in Our Galaxy
More than 200 RR Lyrae stars—distant variable stars—have been found by astronomers in the Milky Way's stellar halo. Over a million light-years separate us from the furthest of these stars. This is roughly half the distance to our nearest...