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Neutrino map of the galaxy is 1st view of the Milky Way in 'anything other than light'
By Ben Turner published
Scientists at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory have used 60,000 neutrinos to create the first map of the Milky Way made with matter and not light.
Cosmic-ray 'GPS' system that tracks underground movement could change the way we respond to disasters
By Ben Turner published
A new system that uses subatomic particles produced high in Earth's atmosphere could provide a view inside volcanoes and help locate people trapped beneath rubble.
Enormous structure discovered near doomed galaxy group is the longest galactic 'tail' ever seen
By Joanna Thompson published
The 1.5-million-light-year-long gas trail was caused by a group of galaxies moving 3 million miles per hour
Hundreds of ancient, invisible structures discovered near our galaxy's center
By Brandon Specktor published
Radio astronomers have discovered hundreds of long, thin structures emanating from our galaxy's supermassive black hole.
Repeated signals from the center of the Milky Way could be aliens saying hello, new study claims
By Stephanie Pappas published
A new search for extraterrestrial life has scientists looking inward — toward the center of our galaxy.
The most elusive black holes in the universe could lurk at the Milky Way's center
By Paul Sutter published
Astronomers have a plan for using ripples in space-time to hunt for elusive intermediate-mass black holes around the Milky Way's center.
New type of black hole found lurking in Earth's 'cosmic backyard' is closest ever discovered
By Joanna Thompson published
The two closest black holes to Earth, named Gaia BH1 and BH2, may be part of a rare class of black holes never seen before, new research suggests.
Cosmic 'tadpole' points to ultra-rare black hole hiding near the Milky Way's center
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists detected a cloud of gas sculpted into a wonky tadpole shape near the Milky Way's center, possibly pointing to a rare intermediate-mass black hole.
James Webb telescope finds Milky Way's long-lost twin 9 billion years in the past
By Ben Turner published
The light from the distant Sparkler galaxy was spotted in the James Webb Telescope's First Deep Field and could teach us how our own Milky Way devoured other galaxies to grow.
Scientists reveal 'invisible' galaxy from the early universe, using space-time trick predicted by Einstein
By JoAnna Wendel published
Using the ALMA telescope in Chile and Einstein's theory of relativity, scientists observed a young galaxy in the early universe that is invisible in nearly every wavelength.
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