Called Kepler-51, the Sun-like yellow dwarf star was found in 2012 to have three exoplanets in its orbit; each, it would turn ...

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Astronomers have discovered a pair of young stars near the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy. Studying them ...

Scientists have uncovered the existence of a binary star system close to the black hole near the center of the Milky Way galaxy, confirming a hypothesis made by happenstance nearly a century ago ...

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We know that interstellar objects occasionally visit our solar system ... of the Milky Way, they could then simulate streams that might intersect the sun's path through the galaxy.

Scientists have found the beginnings of a young universe that may offer insights into the beginnings of our own Milky Way Galaxy. Geoff Bennett and Miles O'Brien discussed why scientists are excited ...

The supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy is associated with wanton ... marks the first time that a binary star system has been observed in the vicinity of a supermassive ...

Some 2,600 light-years from our own Solar System dwells one of the most peculiar planetary systems in the entire galaxy. Called Kepler-51, the Sun-like yellow dwarf star was found in 2012 to have ...