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Yesterday
Webb Weighs an Early Twin of the Milky Way Universe Today19:29 13-Dec-24
“Firefly Sparkle”: James Webb Telescope Discovers a New Early Galaxy Similar to the Milky Way The Debrief14:17 13-Dec-24
“Firefly Sparkle”: James Webb Telescope Discovers a New Early Universe Similar to the Milky Way The Debrief13:57 13-Dec-24
A Distant Galaxy Mysteriously Mirrors the Milky Way’s Beginnings Curiosmos13:14 13-Dec-24
In the last 7 days
JWST Reveals Actively Forming Early Galaxy, Lightweight as a Baby Milky Way ScienceAlert06:43 12-Dec-24
NASA Captures Black Hole Jet Blasting a Mysterious Object ScienceAlert01:59 12-Dec-24
New images show galaxy forming that is similar in mass to young Milky Way The Independent22:27 11-Dec-24
Tidal Steams of Interstellar Objects May Flow Through the Milky Way Like Braided Rivers Universe Today18:20 11-Dec-24
A new galaxy, much like our own Newswise (Press Release)17:43 11-Dec-24
Formation of a low-mass galaxy from star clusters in a 600-million-year-old Universe Nature.com16:51 11-Dec-24
Distant sparkles hint at how the Milky Way formed Nature.com16:51 11-Dec-24
Firefly Sparkle galaxy offers a taste of the infant Milky Way GMA News16:26 11-Dec-24
Found: First Actively Forming Galaxy as Lightweight as Young Milky Way Newswise (Press Release)16:11 11-Dec-24
Redefining the Galactic Habitable Zone Centauri Dreams16:03 11-Dec-24
High velocity clouds comprise less of the Milky Way's mass than thought, astronomers find Phys.org21:59 10-Dec-24
High Velocity Clouds Comprise Less of the Milky Way’s Mass Than We Thought Universe Today15:21 10-Dec-24
Black hole debate settled? Stellar-mass black holes found at the heart of the Milky Way's… ScienceDaily21:34 9-Dec-24
Black hole debate settled? Stellar-mass black holes found at heart of Milky Way's largest star… Phys.org18:03 9-Dec-24
Space photo of the week: Astronaut spots 2 nearby galaxies from SpaceX capsule Live Science11:05 8-Dec-24
In the last month
Dark Energy Camera Spies the Outskirts of the Swirling Southern Pinwheel Galaxy Newswise (Press Release)20:09 6-Dec-24
Mapping the Sun’s Migration: How Galactic Environments Impact Habitability AAS Nova17:07 6-Dec-24
Watch the sun rise on SpaceX's Crew Dragon as the Milky Way fades into darkness in mesmerizing… Space.com13:09 6-Dec-24
Astronomers May Have Cracked the Code Behind the Universe’s Giant Galaxies Curiosmos15:54 5-Dec-24
This Is Why Ancient Galaxies Are ‘Bulging Footballs’ — And Not Flat Like Our Milky Way Forbes10:20 5-Dec-24
See What The Milky Way Looks Like From The International Space Station Forbes19:15 4-Dec-24
Autumn Among the Galaxy Clusters Centauri Dreams10:19 4-Dec-24
Distribution of Europium in The Milky Way Disk; Its Connection to Planetary Habitability and The Source of The R-Process Astrobiology Web16:41 2-Dec-24
Sagittarius Galaxy Found Not Guilty APS Physics15:58 2-Dec-24
First picture of Milky Way black hole ‘may not be accurate’ The Royal Astronomical Society17:13 1-Dec-24
How the Milky Way stripped a neighboring galaxy but couldn’t defeat it Knowridge Science Report11:13 30-Nov-24
The Milky Way Is An Absolute Weirdo Among Its Peers IFLScience21:17 29-Nov-24
Veil of fiery gas revealed around the disk of Milky Way Phys.org20:40 29-Nov-24
James Webb Space Telescope explores monster star supercluster Westerlund 1 (image) Space.com18:01 29-Nov-24
There's Something Very Strange About Our Galaxy Futurism13:05 29-Nov-24
Webb Telescope Unlocks Mysteries of Westerlund 1 Curiosmos14:08 28-Nov-24
Astronomers Capture Unprecedented Details of a Giant Star in Another Galaxy Curiosmos09:53 28-Nov-24
CASBI – Chemical Abundance Simulation-Based Inference for Galactic Archeology Astrobiology Web21:04 27-Nov-24
Hunting Dwarf Galaxies in the Sooner State Sky & Telescope14:42 27-Nov-24
Mysterious ‘UFO galaxies’ are big, red and really dusty EarthSky11:50 27-Nov-24
Why is our home galaxy called the Milky Way? Deutsche Welle09:43 27-Nov-24
Giant Study Confirms The Milky Way Really Is an Unusual Galaxy ScienceAlert06:00 27-Nov-24
100 years ago, we discovered the universe was bigger than we ever imagined Knowridge Science Report10:55 26-Nov-24
We’re Living in an Abnormal Galaxy Universe Today20:34 25-Nov-24
Is the Milky Way unique? New study shows our galaxy is an outlier Knowridge Science Report14:09 25-Nov-24
Scientists discover UFO galaxies: dusty cousins of the Milky Way Knowridge Science Report14:48 24-Nov-24
The Milky Way isn’t the only galaxy: 100-year anniversary EarthSky11:16 24-Nov-24
The First Ever Close-Up Picture Of A Star Outside The Milky Way, World's Thinnest Spaghetti Is 200 Times Narrower Than… IFLScience11:16 23-Nov-24
Why The Andromeda Galaxy Is 100 Years Old Today — And How To See It Forbes11:04 23-Nov-24
Amazing image captures dying star in another galaxy for the first time Study Finds17:18 22-Nov-24
How Much of Dark Matter Is Made Up of Tiny Black Holes? AAS Nova17:04 22-Nov-24
Scientists unveiled the veil of fiery gas around the disc of the Milky Way Tech Explorist13:20 22-Nov-24
No one had seen a close-up of a star outside the Milky Way — until now Mashable10:43 22-Nov-24
The First Close-Up Picture of Star Outside the Milky Way Universe Today22:45 21-Nov-24
Astronomers Capture Stunning Close-Up of a Dying Star Beyond the Milky Way ZME Science22:08 21-Nov-24
First close-up image of a star outside the Milky Way EarthSky21:12 21-Nov-24
Close-up of an Extragalactic Star Centauri Dreams20:09 21-Nov-24
Stellar Cartography: The First Close-up Picture Of A Star Outside Our Galaxy Astrobiology Web19:19 21-Nov-24
The first 'zoomed-in' image of a star outside our galaxy GMA News14:12 21-Nov-24
See The First Ever Close-Up Picture Of A Star Outside The Milky Way IFLScience14:10 21-Nov-24
This is the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy Science News Online13:04 21-Nov-24
Astronomers take the first close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy The European Southern Observatory13:02 21-Nov-24
A runaway star moves fast in an unusual direction EarthSky10:51 21-Nov-24
This Discovery Changed Our Understanding of the Universe Forever Curiosmos21:05 20-Nov-24
It’s 100 years since we learned the Milky Way is not the only galaxy The Conversation (UK)11:25 20-Nov-24
The Large Magellanic Cloud Survived its Closest Approach to the Milky Way Universe Today15:51 18-Nov-24
Hubble Telescope witnesses Milky Way strip its galactic neighbor of gas Space.com15:09 18-Nov-24
Surprising: Milky Way galaxy’s nearest neighbor is so extremely small Tech Explorist05:55 16-Nov-24
The LMC Just Made A Close Approach To Our Galaxy, And Hubble Saw The Aftermath IFLScience18:09 15-Nov-24
Hubble Reveals Impact of Galaxy’s Close Encounter with Milky Way Science Blog (Weblog)15:52 15-Nov-24
1st intentional signal to space sent by Arecibo 50 years ago EarthSky12:00 15-Nov-24
Large Magellanic Cloud collision with the Milky Way BBC Sky at Night Magazine10:26 15-Nov-24
NASA's Hubble Sees Aftermath of Galaxy's Scrape with Milky Way Newswise (Press Release)15:06 14-Nov-24
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Latest news and discoveries about the Milky Way, the galaxy that includes our solar system.

Astronomy Top Stories

Ireland meteor shower tonight: Getting the best view of the ‘shooting stars’ during the Geminids The Irish Times14:43Geminids Meteor Shower Asteroids, Comets and Meteoroids
Best spots to watch stunning Geminid meteor shower at its peak with interactive map Irish Mirror20:00Geminids Meteor Shower Asteroids, Comets and Meteoroids
Breathtaking images of gamma-ray flare from supermassive black hole M87 Tech Explorist06:34Black Holes Space Exploration Telescopes
Scientists set out to capture a black hole – an explosion photobombed ScienceAlert08:52Black Holes Space Exploration Telescopes
James Webb Space Telescope finds smallest asteroids ever seen between Mars and Jupiter Space.com11:10James Webb Space Telescope Space Exploration Asteroids, Comets and Meteoroids
See NASA's Lucy mission fly past Earth this week Sky & Telescope13:01James Webb Space Telescope Space Exploration Asteroids, Comets and Meteoroids
“Firefly Sparkle”: James Webb Telescope discovers a new early universe similar to the milky way The Debrief13:57Milky Way James Webb Space Telescope Telescopes
Scientists reveal firefly sparkle galaxy, a window into the universe’s first billion years Knowridge Science Report01:51Milky Way James Webb Space Telescope Telescopes
NASA captures a black hole jet blasting a mysterious object - and scientists have no idea what… MailOnline11:36Black Holes NASA Space Exploration
Deep space mystery! NASA spots black hole jet striking unidentified object Study Finds16:04Black Holes NASA Space Exploration

Science Top Stories

Neanderthals and humans: A 7,000-year love story revealed by DNA Knowridge Science Report14:21Neanderthals Anthropology Genetics
Neanderthals and humans mated more recently than we thought! Ancient species interbred with our … MailOnline13:02Neanderthals Anthropology Genetics
Up and over! NASA's Mars rover Perseverance reaches rim of its Jezero Crater home (video) Space.com11:04NASA Perseverance Rover Mars NASA
NASA thinks it’s figured out why the Mars helicopter crashed The Verge14:43NASA Perseverance Rover Mars NASA
Geminid meteor shower captured lighting up night skies across England The Independent15:00Geminids Asteroids, Comets and Meteoroids Meteor Shower
Full moon to hinder Geminid meteor shower Friday night peak UPI16:43Geminids Asteroids, Comets and Meteoroids Meteor Shower
NASA spacecraft spots hot lava on distant world Io Mashable10:34Io Juno NASA
Jupiter’s volcanic Moon Io mystery solved SpaceQ18:28Io Juno NASA
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Active monitoring may be a safe treatment option for many women with DCIS breast cancer, new study suggests HealthDay16:04Breast Cancer Cancer Global Health

UK Top Stories

Scandal-hit Prince Andrew back in the UK headlines over alleged Chinese spy The Telegraph, Calcutta10:51UK/China Prince Andrew China
Everything you need to know about Prince Andrew's Chinese spy allegations i News15:51UK/China Prince Andrew China
'Shameful': Twenty NI police officers attacked in 24 hours BBC17:08NI News
Twenty police officers injured in NI in less than 24 hours Belfast Telegraph15:42NI News
Body found in search of missing man who went skiing alone in Cairngorms STV15:33Skiing (Lifestyle) Winter Sports Scotland
Search for man who went skiing alone in Cairngorms BBC13:13Skiing (Lifestyle) Winter Sports Scotland
Labour’s building boom not possible, construction authorities say Nation.Cymru12:20UK Labour Shortages Construction Construction (World)
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Strictly winners crowned after glitzy live final BBC20:46
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World Top Stories

Italy grants Argentina’s Milei citizenship sparking outrage Al Jazeera19:46Javier Milei Italian Politics Italy
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Isak Andic, founder of Spanish fashion brand Mango, dies in accident, aged 71 The Washington Times20:09Barcelona (city) Spain Mango
Ukraine strikes southern Russia with drones as Kyiv reels from consecutive aerial attacks PBS Online21:08Kyiv Ukraine Russia
Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from consecutive massive air attacks The Washington Times14:46Kyiv Ukraine Russia
Zelensky says Russia is deploying N. Korean soldiers in Kursk region operations France 2418:44Kursk Ukraine Russia
Zelenskyy: Russia 'using Korean soldiers in Kursk' Voice of America17:56Kursk Ukraine Russia
South Korea's president defiant after impeachment Radio New Zealand21:28Korean Politics Yoon South Korea
Jubilant South Koreans celebrate President Yoon’s impeachment in freezing Seoul Gulf Today19:22Korean Politics Yoon South Korea
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