The motions of stars in the Milky Way have revealed a giant outward ripple, set off by a massive event sometime in our galaxy's wild past. In a new analysis of data collected by the Gaia space-mapping ...

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The galaxy our planet inhabits is called the Milky Way for the simple reason that, as seen from our world, its impossible-to-count collection of stars looks like a band of milky white light. In all ...

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia space telescope has revealed that our Milky Way galaxy has a giant wave rippling outwards from its centre. The unexpected galactic ripple is illustrated in this ...

A fresh analysis of data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has offered an unexpected look at how our galaxy behaves. Astronomers already knew the Milky Way rotates and tilts, but the ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

The Radcliffe Wave has been a mystery to scientists since it was discovered back in 2020. It’s a convergence of star forming gas and now experts say it’s moving. ICE allowed to enter homes without ...