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Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting – but confirmation can take years

Astronomers can use telescopes to find specific molecules in the atmospheres of neighboring planets, in nebulae – clouds of interstellar dust and gas – hundreds or thousands of light-years away, or in galaxies beyond the far reaches of the Milky Way.

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Astronomers just mapped one of the largest structures in the universe, long hidden behind the Milky Way's 'Zone of Avoidance'

Scientists have mapped the extent of the Vela Supercluster for the first time, and determined that it is one of the largest structures in the universe.

LiveScience

These 'interstellar glaciers' could give water to young star systems. Could they support alien life, too?

NASA's SPHEREx space telescope reveals widespread water ice in Cygnus X, showing how dust shields molecules in star-forming regions across the Milky Way.

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'Dark subhaloes' may explain why galaxies seem to form pre-determined shapes

Our universe is full of mysteries, but few are as perplexing as the dark, tiny galaxies that hover around larger ones like the Milky Way.

Space

Largest-ever 3D map of the universe shows 47 million galaxies, from the Milky Way to 'cosmic noon' — Space photo of the week

The largest 3D map of the universe, created with data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, shows 47 million galaxies in stunning detail.

LiveScience

This may be the daughter of one of our universe's 1st stars. Scientists call it an 'ancient immigrant'

The star is escaping the Large Magellanic Cloud for the Milky Way.

Space

Artemis 2 astronauts spy the Milky Way | Space photo of the day for April 8, 2026

The image captures the glowing ribbon of the galactic plane, where the vast majority of the Milky Way's stars are concentrated.

Space

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Dozens of hidden star streams found in the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy

Astronomers discovered dozens of stellar streams in the Milky Way using Gaia data, offering new clues about galaxy formation and dark matter.

Space

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be nearly 12 billion years old — so ancient its star system may no longer exist

Our solar system's famous "invader" might be as old as the Milky Way itself.

Space

Where are the top places for stargazing and starbathing in Europe?

Ahead of International Dark Sky Week in April, here are some of the best locations in Europe to see the stars.

Euronews

A 'mass migration' of stars from the Milky Way's center could explain why there's life in our solar system

The Gaia telescope spotted more than 6,000 sunlike stars, all of which appear to have migrated from the galaxy's center more than 4 billion years ago.

LiveScience

A mass stellar migration billions of years ago may have helped life get started on Earth

Our sun and a host of "solar twins" may have migrated away from the core of the Milky Way galaxy together long ago, potentially making the solar system more hospitable to life.

Space

3I/ATLAS Update: Harvard Expert Claims 'Alien Spaceship' Is From Milky Way Disc

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely comes from the Milky Way's disc, as astronomers grapple with its bizarre chemistry and disputed age.

International Business Times UK

Cosmic Hawk spreads its wings| Space photo of the day for March 6, 2026

The Milky Way nebula RCW 36 resembles a stunning cosmic bird of prey in an incredible Very Large Telescope image.

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New photo of the Milky Way 'window to understand how stars are formed'

The European Southern Observatory has published a spectacular photo of the central molecular zone of the Milky Way.

LiveScience

'Rare and enigmatic' structures found at the Milky Way's center in largest-ever map of its kind

Scientists using the ALMA telescope have created the most-detailed-ever map of the Milky Way's chaotic center. The observations could open a window to the ancient universe as it appeared shortly after the Big Bang.

Space

World's largest radio telescope array pierces heart of our Milky Way: 'This is just the beginning'

Astronomers have dived into the turbulent and chaotic heart of the Milky Way, discovering hidden chemistry around our galaxy's supermassive black hole.

Space

The Milky Way may be hiding a big secret at its heart: an extremely magnetic dead star

Astronomers suspect the heart of the Milky Way may be hiding a big secret: a rapidly spinning, highly magnetic, neutron star-powered pulsar.

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Incredible picture of the Milky Way wins photography competition

‘Ancient Light’ by Michael Harris was awarded the top prize at the South Downs annual astro-photography competition

Space

Could the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole actually be a clump of dark matter?

New research suggests that the heart of the Milky Way may be dominated by a dense clump of dark matter rather than the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*.

LiveScience

Radio signal discovered at the center of our galaxy could put Einstein's relativity to the test

Scientists hope to probe the nature of general relativity through a possible pulsar found in the center of the Milky Way, near a supermassive black hole.

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Ladakh Without the Crowds: 6 Calm Experiences to Try

1.Visit Remote Monasteries Early in the Morning DawnFamous ones like Hemis get packed fast. Go for smaller gems like Likir (with its huge golden Buddha), cliff-carved Phugtal, or Lamayuru in that wild moonscape valley. Show up at first light for prayer time. Monks chanting softly, butter lamps glowing, you can…

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Every major galaxy is speeding away from the Milky Way, except one — and we finally know why

A vast, flat sheet of dark matter may solve the long-standing mystery of why our neighboring galaxy Andromeda is speeding toward us while our other neighbors are moving away from us.

Space

See the Milky Way glow with the stars of the Summer Triangle above Egypt's Black Desert

Deneb, Vega and Altair are among the brightest stars in the night sky.

Space

What is below Earth, since space is present in every direction?

When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our space neighborhood.

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