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Researchers Discover the Universe's Oldest Stars Circling the Milky Way

by Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The three stars are estimated to have formed 12 to 13 billion years ago

Space Image Reveals Cosmic 'Candy Cane' (article image)

New Space Image Reveals Cosmic 'Candy Cane'

by Johns Hopkins University

Not Long Ago, the Center of the Milky Way Exploded

Towering Balloon-Like Features Discovered near Center of the Milky Way

by National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Features are likely the result of a phenomenally energetic burst that erupted near the Milky Way's supermassive black hole a few million years ago

The Early Days of the Milky Way Revealed

by Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias

A study led by researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) puts a sequence to the events which gave rise to our galaxy

Astrophysicists Produce the First Age Map of the Halo of the Milky Way

by University of Notre Dame

The information can be used to tell us the assembly history of our galaxy

Hubble Observes One-of-a-Kind Star Nicknamed 'Nasty'

by HubbleSite

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered surprising new clues about a hefty, rapidly aging star whose behavior has never been seen before in our Milky Way galaxy. In fact, the star is so weird that astronomers have nicknamed it "Nasty 1," a play on its catalog name of NaSt1. The star may represent a brief transitory stage in the evolution of extremely massive stars.

Milky Way's Black Hole Getting Ready for Snack

by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Get ready for a fascinating eating experience in the center of our galaxy. The event involves a black hole that may devour much of an approaching cloud of dust and gas known as G2.