Milky Way
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Edges of spiral galaxies like Milky Way could house massive black holes, finds study
Nov 01, 2017, 01:31 PM ISTA study led by Sukanya Chakrabarti has found that the outskirts of spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way could be crowded with colliding black holes of massive proportions.
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Ultra-high energy cosmic rays come from outside our galaxy
Sep 23, 2017, 07:40 PM ISTCosmic rays are atomic nuclei that travel through space at speeds close to that of light.
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Milky Way different from most galaxies, reveals new study
Sep 22, 2017, 03:25 PM ISTMany satellites of many other galaxies are actively pumping out new stars, but the Milky Way's satellites are mostly inert, the researchers found.
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Astronomers identify a young massive star in the Milky Way
World | Aug 22, 2016, 02:26 PM ISTA team of astronomers has identified a young star, located almost 11,000 light years away. This star could help us understand how the most massive stars in the universe are formed. The star is
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Heart of Milky Way devoid of any young stars, claims study
World | Aug 03, 2016, 11:55 AM ISTA huge region around the centre of the Milky Way galaxy is devoid of young stars, claims a new study. "The current results indicate that there has been no significant star formation in this large
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One third of people can’t see Milky Way due to light pollution
World | Jun 11, 2016, 06:14 PM ISTLondon: One third of humanity cannot see the Milky Way at night due to the luminescent glow of artificial light, say scientists who created a new world atlas of light pollution. Artificial light pollutes the
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Scientists discover hidden galaxies behind Milky Way
World | Feb 10, 2016, 10:36 AM ISTSydney: A team of international scientists has discovered hundreds of hidden galaxies hidden from view until now by our own galaxy, the Milky Way, some 250 million light years away from the Earth.The discovery may
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Scientists in search of intelligent life on planets hosted by Globular star clusters
World | Jan 07, 2016, 05:12 PM ISTNew York: Contradicting current beliefs, a team of researchers, including one from India, has said that globular star clusters that hold a million stars in a ball only about 100 light-years across on average could
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Oldest stars in universe found near Milky Way centre
World | Nov 12, 2015, 11:47 AM ISTSydney: Astronomers have discovered what they believe to be the oldest stars ever seen, dating from before the Milky Way Galaxy formed, when the universe was just 300 million years old.The nine stars, found near
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Most earth-like worlds yet to be born: Scientists
World | Oct 21, 2015, 11:34 AM ISTWashington: There should at least be one billion Earth-sized worlds in the Milky Way galaxy at present, scientists have theorised, adding that in the entire universe, bulk of life-supporting planets -- 92 percent -- are
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Space photos from iss helps decode light pollution on earth
World | Aug 12, 2015, 11:07 AM ISTLondon: Photos taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have helped scientists reliably measure the amount of light pollution worldwide.The study not only has the well-known signatures of cities and streets but also
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One-third of Milky Way stars have changed orbits: Study
World | Jul 31, 2015, 04:56 PM ISTNew York: Nearly a third of the stars in our own galaxy have dramatically changed their obits, say scientists who have created a new map of the Milky Way."In our modern world, many people move
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Black hole producing mysterious particles: NASA
World | Nov 14, 2014, 11:55 AM ISTWashington: The giant black hole at the center of the Milky Way may be producing mysterious particles called neutrinos, say NASA scientists.Neutrinos are tiny particles that carry no charge and interact very weakly with electrons
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Outcast black holes living on edge of Milky Way
World | Mar 31, 2013, 05:21 PM ISTLondon, Mar 31: As many as 2,000 black holes kicked away from their homes are now living on the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy, according to a new study.Researchers from the University of California,