Astronomy on MSN2d
What will happen to the solar system when the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy merge?
Predictions are uncertain, but the solar system may be pushed farther from the galactic core or even ejected entirely from ...
Andromeda Galaxy: A barred spiral galaxy, the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It was originally named Andromeda Nebula.
Centaurus A: NGC 5128 is a galaxy in constellation Centaurus, discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop. Messier ...
Starwatch: October belongs to Pegasus
October belongs to Pegasus and the water constellations, which float through the southern sky after nightfall. Reigning supreme high in the south are the Great Square of Pegasus and, stretching from ...
HowToGeek on MSN23h
5 Amazing Constellations and Why You Should Get to Know Them
Possibly one of the best-known constellations in the northern sky, Ursa Major—or the Great Bear—contains an asterism of seven ...
Five of the best luxury hotels in the world for stargazing
Reach for the stars with our guide to the best dark-sky reserves on the planet, from the French Pyrenees to the Atacama ...
Five of the best destinations for stargazing
Reach for the stars with our guide to the best dark-sky reserves on the planet, from the French Pyrenees to the Atacama ...
Supercomputer simulations of giant radio galaxy formation challenge current theoretical models
Enabled by supercomputing, University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have led an international team of astronomers that has ...
TheGamer on MSN23h
8 Games Series That You Should Play In Order
Many games are designed in a way that you don't have to play the previous titles in the series to enjoy them. For example, ...
What Is Quipu? Scientists Discover Superstructure Larger Than the Milky Way
Quipu, Hercules, Serpens–Corona Borealis and Sculptor–Pegasus are all larger than the fifth and final superstructure ...
101 Galaxies Later: Why the Milky Way Stands Out in the Universe
New research from the SAGA Survey, comparing the Milky Way with 101 similar galaxies, unveils how our galaxy differs ...
There could be a supermassive black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud hurling stars at the Milky Way
Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN23h
An Enormous, Branching String of Galaxy Clusters Is the Largest Known Structure in the Universe, Scientists Say
The cosmic superstructure Quipu is more than 13,000 times the length of the Milky Way, and its mass is 200 quadrillion times ...