Astronomers have observed a binary star system orbiting near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way ...

Scientists have uncovered the existence of a binary star system close to the black hole near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

New research suggests that most of the atoms within the human body likely spent part of their lives drifting beyond the Milky ...

You may be stuck in the Milky Way but new research suggests the carbon that makes up your body took an intergalactic round ...

Some 2,600 light-years from our own Solar System dwells one of the most peculiar planetary systems in the entire galaxy ... "Super puff planets are fairly rare, and when they do occur, they ...

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Carbon, which is found in the human body, takes an unusual journey after the demise of the the stars that create the element.

The technology that would allow humans to leave the Milky Way is barely imaginable, but it seems the carbon and oxygen that ...

Carbon, the essential building block of life, has a remarkable origin story. Nearly all elements beyond hydrogen and helium, ...

The Milky Way appears in the night sky at ... study such systems and explore the possibility of planet formation near black holes in our galaxy. More John Moore/Getty Images Florian Peissker ...

The materials that make up your body are intergalactic voyagers that have existed beyond the limits of the Milky Way ... of life "took the long way around" the galaxy before coming together ...