02 November 2018
Scientists unravel the formation history of the Milky Way
...to have been about ten times smaller than the current Milky Way, it was still large; large enough to have collections...we are now starting to unravel the formation history of the Milky Way is very exciting,” says Anthony Brown, Leiden University, The ...
28 November 2018
A hidden giant found lurking close to the Milky Way
...ultra-diffuse, UDGs can still be the same size and mass as the Milky Way, but have a visible star count of only 1 percent. Galaxies such ...prolific tidal stripping from interactions with the Milky Way throughout its history. These close encounters with...
12 January 2018
Evidence in DES map of small galaxies being eaten by the Milky Way
... of these small neighbouring galaxies ventures too close to our galaxy, it is possible for the gravitational pull of the Milky Way to draw out tendrils of stars from the near-by galaxy, which trail behind it in a stream. Seeing evidence of stars...
03 May 2017
Milky Way dark matter still as elusive as ever
... of all matter, is set to remain mysterious a while longer, as researchers discover that a perplexing glow at the centre of the Milky Way is most likely caused by pulsars and not dark matter as previously suggested. The mysterious glow at the heart...
October 2016
The dwarf galaxy problem
... galaxy, missing satellite or substructure problem. Dwarf galaxies are small companions of bigger galaxies, like our own Milky Way. Our computer simulations investigate the evolution of the Universe and are very effective at producing Universes akin...
04 January 2019
Merger with the LMC spells doom for our Solar System
... Computational Cosmology, as the devastating collision will re-awaken our galaxy's dormant black hole thus turning the Milky Way into an 'active galactic nucleus' (AGN) or quasar. "This phenomenon will generate powerful jets of high energy radiation...
