Milky Way articles

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  NASA may have discovered youngest black hole in our galaxy

  By Carl Franzen on February 13, 2013 08:44 pm + 20 comments

  Scientists using NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope have discovered the remnants of a supernova Continue reading…

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  Dung beetles use the Milky Way to push poo

  By Amar Toor on February 1, 2013 04:43 am + 15 comments

  Most insects have no trouble moving around when the moon is bright, but darker nights can make Continue reading…

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  'Explore the Galaxy' lets you travel across the Milky Way from the comfort of your browser

  By Nathan Ingraham on November 14, 2012 04:11 pm + 21 comments

  Google's Chrome Experiments have long provided users with in-browser distractions that Continue reading…

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  Researchers create enormous, nine-gigapixel image of the Milky Way

  By Kimber Streams on October 24, 2012 11:30 am + 60 comments

  Using images from the ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), researchers Continue reading…

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  Hubble Telescope findings predict collision between Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies

  By Justin Rubio on May 31, 2012 11:12 pm + 74 comments

  The Hubble Space Telescope has once again taken science fiction and turned it into reality. Continue reading…