Milky way
Scientists successfully grow plants in moon soil – for the first time ever
Lester Kiewit interviews astronomer Dr Tana Joseph, who also discusses the 1st pic of the black hole in the middle of our galaxy.
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First images of black hole at heart of Milky Way galaxy emerge
Known as Sagittarius A*, the object is a staggering four million times the mass of our Sun.
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Astronomers spot 'missing link' black hole - not too big and not too small
Black holes are extraordinarily dense objects possessing gravitational pulls so powerful that not even light can escape.
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MeerKAT radio array produces clearest picture of the galaxy yet
The MeerKAT is the precursor to the square kilometre array, which will be the world's biggest radio telescope when it's complete.
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Scientists trace origin of mysterious intergalactic radio burst
A mysterious signal that has confounded scientists for years has been traced to a spot in the sky more than 3 billion light-years away.
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More than one-third of the world can't see the Milky Way anymore
More than 80% of the world's population lives under light-polluted skies.
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Team of scientists discover over 800 more galaxies
The galaxies were found by peering through the stars & dust of the Milky Way with a radio telescope.
