Milky Way
There's Growing Evidence That the Universe Is Connected by Giant Structures
Scientists are finding that galaxies can move with each other across huge distances, and against the predictions of basic cosmological models. The reason why could change everything we think we know about the universe.
Our Galaxy's Core Mysteriously Erupted With a Beam of Light, Scientists Say
The explosion stretched for hundreds of thousands of light years into space and "must have been a bit like a lighthouse beam", researchers say in a new study.
A Nearby Cannibal Galaxy Is Going to Eat the Milky Way, Scientists Say
If Earth still hosts life in four billion years, whatever exists will be treated to the most spectacular night skies in the planet's history.
Our Galaxy's Black Hole Suddenly Lit Up and Nobody Knows Why
In May, the supermassive black hole at the core of the Milky Way become 75 times brighter in just two hours.
Scientists Just Uncovered Wild Details About How Our Modern Galaxy Formed
The European Gaia spacecraft unveils new details about a cataclysmic collision in our galaxy’s distant past.
A Newly Discovered Type of Galaxy Keeps Producing Stars as It Dies
'Cold quasars' offer an unprecedented look at the transition between active star-forming galaxies and dead galactic bodies.
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This Guy Hoards Limited Edition Chocolate Bars from the 90s
Spice Girls chocolate bar, anyone?
A 4K Timelapse Shows the Harmony of the Universe
Filmmaker Kai Gradert’s incredible 4K timelapse short aims at showing the more predictable side of our observable solar system.
Glass Artist Hangs the Helix Nebula in El Paso
Michele R Gutlove and her design firm, Studio GH, suspend a dying star system in the Irving Schwartz Public Library.
Light Pollution Is No Match for the Milky Way in These Stunning Timelapses
LA filmmakers Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic ask: What would a sky without stars look like?
40-Foot Sculpture Reflects New Mexico Stars
Otto Rigan's 11,000 pound, 40-foot-tall steel sculpture greets visitors of Spaceport America.
Why Can't I Stop Laughing at This Lenny Kravitz Parody Video?
"Weird Al" Yankovic skipped parodying "Fly Away" back in 1998, so avid YouTuber Neil Cicierega has taken a stab it now. In 2014. It's mainly focused on Kravitz's obsession with dragonflies and Milky Way bars.
