The Milky Way galaxy is a vast, spiral-shaped collection of stars, gas, and dust. It stretches about 100, 000 light-years across and includes our solar system among its many inhabitants. Our solar system takes roughly 250 million years to complete a single orbit around the galaxy's center. The name
The outer solar system has always been a mystery. It is full of icy objects and comets. The Oort Cloud is a region far beyond Pluto. It is filled with icy relics from the solar system's formation. Comets can hurtle toward Earth from the cloud, but scientists have never glimpsed its true shape.
The future of our galaxy, the Milky Way, might not be as dramatic as once thought. The Milky Way and Andromeda are on a path to meet. This has been known for some time. However, scientists are now saying it is equally likely that they will miss each other. This is a significant change from prev
Astronomers have found something weird in our galaxy. A team of scientists from around the world noticed a strange object. It sends out X-rays and radio waves in a repeating cycle. This happens every 44 minutes during intense activity. The object is 15, 000 light-years away. A light-year is 5. 8 tri
