We have been wrong about the size of Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda galaxy, our nearest big neighbor, is roughly the same size as the Milky Way.
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Event Horizon Telescope will soon image Black Hole
The Event Horizon Telescope is an experiment performed on a global array of radio telescopes, spanning from Hawaii to Chile and from the South Pole to Arizona.
Panoramic Skyscape with Airglow Australis
An exceptional panoramic skyscape filled with stars, clusters, and nebulae along the southern Milky Way including the Large and Small Magellanic clouds. Credit Yuri Beletsky
Detailed Map of the Hydrogen in our Galaxy
Spectacular detailed map of the Hydrogen in our Galaxy, the Milky Way.
Meet our new neighbours orbiting the Milky Way
Meet our new neighbours: Astronomers discovered at least nine ultra-faint satellites in the vicinity of the Magellanic Clouds. New dwarf galaxies orbiting around the Milky Way.