Tag: Milky Way
Remains of galaxies devoured by the Milky Way found by astronomers
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] In video: the collision of the Milky Way with the Andromeda galaxy The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) and the Milky Way are approaching each…
Gaia has found remnants of galaxies that collided with the Milky Way
You may also be interested [EN VIDÉO] In video: the collision of the Milky Way with the Andromeda galaxy The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) and the Milky Way are approaching each…
Unistellar citizen astronomers observed hundreds of exoplanets and asteroids in 2021
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Test of the Unistellar eVscope, a telescope like no other We tested the eVscope from the French startup Unistellar. EV for “enhanced vision”,…
Discovery of a drifting black hole in the Milky Way
For the first time, an isolated stellar black hole — that is, without a companion — has been detected. This invisible object revealed itself by producing a gravitational microlens. You…
First unambiguous detection of a wandering stellar black hole
For the first time, an isolated stellar black hole — that is, without a companion — has been detected. This invisible object revealed itself by producing a gravitational microlens. You…
Reconstruction of the movements of galaxies for 11.5 billion years
Retracing the path traveled by galaxies since the Big Bang is not easy. Because they are not guided simply by expansion. Gravity also comes into play. And researchers have managed…
Hundreds of strange ‘radio filaments’ in the center of the Milky Way
At the heart of the Milky Way, a series of astonishing phenomena is taking place. And thanks to a new map of the region, more detailed than ever, astronomers should…
These are the most beautiful images ever taken of the center of the Milky Way and its mysterious “radio filaments”
At the heart of the Milky Way, a series of astonishing phenomena is taking place. And thanks to a new map of the region, more detailed than ever, astronomers should…
“There’s nothing known in the sky that does that!” An exceptional object discovered in the Milky Way
The Universe will definitely never stop surprising us. Regularly, he reveals new objects to us. Unexpected. Surprising. Confusing. And today once again, a mysterious object that illuminates the sky with…
The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way is unpredictable
Here, an image produced using X-ray data collected by the Swift satellite between 2006 and 2013. The supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* is in the center of the image. Low-energy…