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Jan 28, 2016 04:35 PM EST

A Giant Gas Cloud Is Heading Toward The Milky Way

Researchers found that a giant gas cloud known as the "Smith Cloud" is heading for the Milky Way's disk.

Jan 22, 2016 09:55 AM EST

Milky Way Galaxy Has Dark 'Noodles' Moving Around

In a recent study, researchers in Australia found signs of dark noodle-like structures or 'lumps' that are floating in the Milk Way galaxy.

Jan 15, 2016 02:42 PM EST

Black Hole: Milky Way Shows Signs Of Second-Largest Black Hole

Astronomers may have found signs for the the Milky Way's second-largest black hole.

Jan 13, 2016 01:30 PM EST

Shadowy Galaxies' Size, 40 Year-Old Mystery Revealed

Researchers found ancient cold gas clouds that are larger than some galaxies in the early universe

Jan 11, 2016 09:10 AM EST

Scientists Discover Ancient Gas Cloud, A Relic From First Stars' Deaths

A team of Australian and American researchers have discovered a distant, ancient cloud of gas, which likely contains the elements from the very first stars that formed in the universe.