An H α/X-ray orphan cloud as a signpost of intracluster medium clumping

20. 06 2023

Milky Way Galaxy

DELVE 6: An Ancient, Ultra-Faint Star Cluster on the Outskirts of the Magellanic Clouds

15. 06 2023

Supernovae

The fastest stars in the Galaxy

16. 01 2023

Milky Way Galaxy

Most distant stars in the Milky way lie half-way to the Andromeda galaxy

Astronomers identified the most distant stars still belonging to our own galaxy. The variable RR Lyrae stars have a unique pulsating period related to its brightness which allows scientists to determine their distance. It was found to be 1,2 million light years away - almost half distance to our neighboring big galaxy - Andromeda.

10. 11 2022

Galaxies

Unknown structure hidden behind our galaxy's core

Astronomers detected evidence of extragalactic structure hidden behind the core of the Milky Way when looking from Earth. The region is known as a Zone of Avoidance and it’s largely unexplored due to dust and stars in our own galactic center. The structure consists of 5 galaxies analyzed in new scientific study and probably holds much more.