SPACE: Rogue Star Reaches Mind-Blowing Speeds
As humankind’s ancestors were learning to walk upright, a star was launched out of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy at a staggering 3.7 million mph … Read more
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NASA: The Best Way to Conquer the Galaxy
A team of Chinese researchers has won a NASA competition to design the best-possible method for humans to colonize the galaxy. Their plan for the construction of an interstellar human … Read more
SPACE: Something’s Poking Holes in the Milky Way
There’s a “dark impactor” blasting holes in our galaxy. We can’t see it. It might not be made of normal matter. Our telescopes haven’t directly detected it. But it sure … Read more
SPACE: Astronomers Identify “Chimneys” in the Galactic Center
The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy is a bit like the hearth at the center of a cozy pub. It’s a bright, warm gathering place around … Read more
SPACE: A River of Stars
One billion years ago, a cluster of stars formed in our galaxy. Since then, that cluster has whipped four long circles around the edge of the Milky Way. In that … Read more
SPACE: Crossing the Milkyway
The disk of our home galaxy – the Milky Way – is bigger than we previously thought. A new study shows it would take 200,000 years for a spaceship traveling … Read more
SPACE: It’s an Epic Clash of Galaxies
Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is on a collision course with its neighbor Andromeda. Although the collision will take place about 4 billion years from now, astronomers have long placed … Read more
The Milky Way’s Photo Close-Up
If you’re wondering what sort of psychedelic visuals we’re looking at here, it is the Milky Way in amazing detail. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) made these pictures public announcing … Read more