Milky way

A galaxy like the Milky Way found in the early universe

The discovery is expected to change at least two aspects of astronomy.

Black hole mass measured from its motion

A truly astounding mass concentration!

Bursts of star formation explain mysterious brightness at cosmic dawn

Intense flashes of light, not mass, resolve the puzzle of impossible brightness.

Astronomers find an explanation for Milky Way’s warp

The results bolster hypothesis of how galaxy evolved.

Webb sees stunning vortex in space

A FEAST for the eyes.

Our universe may be a bit more stable than was supposed

JWST survey reveals fewer supermassive black holes than presumed.

The first evidence of a massive galaxy with no dark matter

The result is a challenge to the current standard model of cosmology.

Chemical mapping reveals the Milky Way’s spiral arms

Identifying regions of the Milky Way’s spiral arms that have previously gone undetected.

Webb observed the chemical signature of carbon-rich dust grains in the early Universe

Webb sees carbon-rich dust grains in the first billion years of cosmic time.

Detailed observations yet of ancient stars in the heart of the Milky Way

PIGS find ancient stars in the heart of the Milky Way.

Scientists captured the first ghost particle image of the Milky Way

Elusive neutrinos reveal a portrait of our galaxy unlike any before.

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