Led by Satoya Nakano and Kengo Tachihara, the team has discovered that the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a dwarf galaxy neighboring the Milky Way, may be getting torn apart by the gravitation pull ...

Usually, young massive stars move around along with the gas that they were born from – but the SMC’s stars do not appear to be moving in that way, suggesting that the gas itself is not ...

Astronomers using ALMA have discovered a new type of long, narrow “slim filaments” in the Milky Way’s central molecular zone, revealing surprising details about shock-induced material circulation near ...

One approach looks far back in time, using the cosmic microwave background—the faint light ... The Local Group, which includes the Milky Way, has a peculiar velocity of about 627 kilometers ...

The ‘Got Milk?’ era has given way to plant-based alternatives. Here’s why. In 1993, up-and-coming Hollywood director Michael Bay created a formative piece of ’90s pop culture: the very fir ...

Systemic change will go a long way: Transparent promotion pathways, mentorship programmes, bias training and policies that address pay equity and harassment are critical. By fostering environments ...

open image in gallery A group of researchers say they’ve found mysterious ‘space tornadoes’ in the center of the Milky Way galaxy. They used the largest astronomical project in existence to ...

Well, scientists have already proven it can be done. And now they’ve developed a new kind of transparent wood that acts like glass but with surprising advantages. Not only is it strong and ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Astronomers have at last identified what’s believed to be the edge of the Milky Way ...