Do you see the ‘candy cane’ in the Milky Way?

A new composite image of the Milky Way appears to contain a cosmic candy cane.

Chanapa Tantibanchachai-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Dec. 19, 2019 ~4 min

Superfast star launched from black hole at Milky Way’s center

"The velocity of the discovered star is so high that it will inevitably leave the galaxy and never return."

Jocelyn Duffy-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
Nov. 18, 2019 ~4 min


Einstein’s ideas hold up in black hole test

New research puts Einstein's theories of relativity to the test in a unique laboratory—the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

Robert Sanders-UC Berkeley • futurity
Aug. 8, 2019 ~7 min

Maps reveal massive clouds in star-forming region

Astronomers have the first look at a region of the Milky Way with molecular clouds about 180 light years across with 100,000X the mass of our sun .

Mike Krapfl-Iowa State • futurity
April 16, 2019 ~4 min

Origins of hyper-fast star hint at hidden black hole

"This discovery dramatically changes our view on the origin of fast-moving stars..."

Camden Flath-Futurity • futurity
March 15, 2019 ~6 min

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