Milky Way
Our Sun and its twins fled the centre of the Galaxy 4 billion years ago. Otherwise, life may never have emerged on Earth
Our Sun was part of a mass migration that could have helped life emerge on Earth
Our Galaxy and others are being pulled into deep space by something called the Great Attractor
In space, nothing is ever still. You feel like you’re sitting still as you read this, but you’re not
Strange signals are coming from the centre of our Galaxy. Scientists say they've worked out what they are
Could 'excited dark matter' be behind mysterious signals from the core of the Milky Way?
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New image shows centre of our Galaxy in incredible detail. We've never seen an image like this before
Image spans 650 lightyears and reveals gas and dust round the supermassive black hole at the Galaxy's core
You live here. This is where Earth, our Sun and all the planets are found within our Galaxy
Far from being at the centre of the Universe, Earth is located in the spiral arm of a fairly small galaxy.
Scientists have come up with an ingenious way of measuring the mass of our entire Galaxy
Our Galaxy’s smaller siblings could hold the secret to its size.
There's a huge wave rippling through our Galaxy, and scientists have no idea what's causing it
It turns out our Galaxy might not be doomed after all. We asked a scientist to explain why
Near the black hole at our Galaxy's centre, there are things that even the Webb Telescope can't see
Take a 3D flight through our Galaxy and see it from above. New map shows what the Milky Way looks like from the outside
Images of the black hole at the centre of our Galaxy
Scientists looked at the centre of our Galaxy and found strange structures they were not expecting
How bright would the night sky be if we were closer to the centre of the Milky Way?
Would Earth being closer to the galactic core be a stargazer's dream, or nightmare?
Astronomers discover ancient ‘twin’ of the Milky Way, challenging what we know about the Universe
Finding a galaxy like Zhúlóng so soon after the Big Bang shows that the universe was building complex, organised structures much earlier than we ever imagined-changing how we understand our own cosmic origins.
Large Magellanic Cloud collision with the Milky Way
Astronomers have produced the most detailed infrared map of our galaxy ever created, containing 1.5 billion objects
How do we know what our Milky Way galaxy looks like when we're inside it?
Artist's impression of the Milky Way. Credit: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
This image shows the centre of our galaxy and its supermassive black hole captured in x-ray light
Two powerful observatories combine to produce a spectacular image showing the centre of our galaxy.
Where have all the Milky Way’s early stars gone? Our Galaxy has a curious lack of pristine stars
Andromeda-Milky Way collision will see our galaxy merge with its neighbour
Will our Milky Way galaxy really collide with the Andromeda Galaxy? When will it happen, and how does our Galaxy compare to the Andromeda Galaxy?
How old is our Milky Way galaxy? To answer this, astronomers need to measure the age of its stars
Why the summer Milky Way is brighter than the winter Milky Way
What causes the differences between the summer and winter Milky Way in the night sky?
Astrophotographer captures the Milky Way above erupting volcano
Volcán de Fuego overlooks the city of Antigua in Guatemala and is one of the most active volcanoes in Central America.
Is every star we see in our Milky Way galaxy?
When we look at the night sky, is it possible to see stars that lie beyond our own Galaxy?
