Galaxies have an overall internal motion called disk velocity. It’s how gas, dust, and stars move around the galactic center.

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Admire our galaxy’s dramatic galactic core—a sparkly bulge of stars and gas—while summer’s short ‘Milky Way season’ lasts ...

The Milky Way's core will be visible this month and through August. Here's what Tennessee stargazers should know.

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An artist’s impression of our galaxy, the Milky Way, based on data from ESA’s Gaia space telescope. ESA/Gaia/DPAC, Stefan Payne-Wardenaar (CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO) ...

The colossal black hole lurking at the center of the Milky Way galaxy is spinning almost as fast as its maximum rotation rate. That's just one thing astrophysicists have discovered after developing ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant glory, shining in thousands of colors. The dazzling panoramic shot released Wednesday of the Sculptor ...

In addition, most microlensing efforts are recorded at the Galactic Center -- the densest part of the Milky Way, Edita Stonkutė, an associate professor of astronomy at Vilnius University, said in ...

In addition, most microlensing efforts are recorded at the Galactic Center -- the densest part of the Milky Way, Edita Stonkutė, an associate professor of astronomy at Vilnius University, said in a ...

June 18, 2025 Credit: DALLE. Scientists have created digital “twins” of our Milky Way galaxy to investigate one of the biggest puzzles in the universe: dark matter.