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In 1967, US satellites searching for nuclear tests detected mysterious flashes from space. Decades later, scientists uncovered secrets of gamma-ray bursts, which can release more energy in 10 seconds than Sun will emit over its entire 10-billion-year lifetime

Gamma-ray bursts, first detected accidentally in 1967, have long puzzled astronomers. Recent observations of their afterglows are now challenging established theories. These powerful cosmic explosions release extraordinary amounts of energy in mere seconds. Ground-based observatories detect gamma rays indirectly through atmospheric interactions. These new findings suggest the physics behind these…

The Economic Times

Total eclipse, shooting stars, and the Milky Way: Why Aug. 12 could be the greatest single day and night for skywatching for years

A solar eclipse, the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, Venus at dichotomy and the Milky Way at its annual best will create one of 2026's best days for skywatching.

LiveScience

Meet the astronomer digging for Milky Way ‘fossils’

GRONINGEN, Netherlands - Amina Helmi’s passion for the Milky Way is clear as soon as one steps into her small office at the University of Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands.

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Meet the astronomer using ‘cosmic fossils’ to investigate the Milky Way's violent birth

Vast cosmic collisions over tens of billions of years have shaped our galaxy into the Milky Way that we see in the night sky today. Galactic archaeologist Amina Helma has dedicated her life to unearthing the "cosmic fossils" that help us decipher our galaxy's violent birth – and give us…

France 24

Our Milky Way galaxy appears to have flipped 90 degrees long ago. But why?

A slowly rotating stellar halo was the clue to a major and unknown event in the Milky Way's history that saw the spiral disc flip over by more than 90 degrees.

Space

Connected under the Milky Way: new exhibition shares Indigenous astronomical knowledge from Australia to South Africa

The Yamaji-Wajarri people studied the wide-open skies of their country for millennia before being host to one of the world’s largest radio telescopes

The Guardian - AU

The easiest way to learn the summer night sky starts with these 3 stars

How to use the Summer Triangle stars — Vega, Deneb and Altair — as a key to unlock your understanding of the night sky.

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Hubble telescope watches unique nova explosion fire cosmic 'bullets' through the Milky Way at 20 million mph

Using Hubble, astronomers have discovered that the only known "helium nova" in the Milky Way is riddling our galaxy with cosmic bullets travelling at 20 million mph.

Space

Our Milky Way galaxy has flipped on its side, astronomers say

Finding could solve long mystery about the nature of our cosmic neighbourhood

The Independent UK

Milky Way flipped in collision with dwarf galaxy 10bn years ago, astronomers say

Durham University researchers find cataclysmic direct hit with Gaia Sausage sent Milky Way into its current position

The Guardian - UK

A laser disappears into the Milky Way's heart | Space photo of the day for July 16, 2026

That is quite a view.

Space

This cosmic 'lighthouse' is blazing a magnetic trail through the Milky Way

For the first time, astronomers have directly mapped the magnetic field surrounding one of the Milky Way's most unusual pulsars, confirming a decades-old prediction about how particles stream away from the rapidly spinning stellar corpse.

Space

Space jam: 'Raspberry sugar' discovered near the centre of the Milky Way; what scientists say about life's building blocks forming before planets existed

A sugar molecule found in raspberries has been detected near the Milky Way's center. This marks the first time the molecule has been identified beyond our Solar System. Researchers identified erythrulose in a giant cloud of gas and dust. The findings suggest essential ingredients for life may be common across…

The Economic Times

Sweet! Sugar found in raspberries was discovered near the Milky Way's center, hinting that life's ingredients are common in space

Erythrulose, a sugar found in raspberries, was spotted in a gas and dust cloud near the center of the Milky Way.

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'Astronomers have to revise estimates': The Milky Way may be larger, heavier and more lopsided than we realized

New measurements suggest that two of the Milky Way's spiral arms are around 10% farther away from Earth than we thought. The findings may require experts to revise estimates of the total size of our home galaxy.

Space

Space science has come a long way since July 4, 1776. Here's a look back at the saga

Celebrating America's 250th birthday, Space.com looks back at what our understanding of space was like in 1776 and what major developments occurred to change our thinking.

Space

Apollo 11 landing site, a cosmic Eagle and a blue-white star: 4 night sky targets to celebrate America 250

From the Apollo landing site to the North America Nebula, these celestial sights offer a uniquely American way to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday.

Digital Camera World

Astrophotography in July 2026: get your camera ready to photograph meteors, the Milky Way and Manhattanhenge this month

Everything you need to know about what’s worth photographing in the night skies over the coming month

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NASA just discovered a living relic from the Milky Way’s earliest days hidden in plain sight

NASA proved Terzan 5 is not a globular star cluster but a living fossil from the Milky Way's earliest formation. Webb and Hubble jointly revealed four distinct stellar generations spanning 12.5 billion years. This reclassification reshapes how scientists understand galactic bulge formation. Terzan 5 may be the oldest surviving fragment…

France 24

UK report uncovers 'biggest childbirth scandal' in NHS history

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, June 25: UK papers discuss the Nottingham maternity care scandal. Next: is there going to be another heatwave in Europe this summer? Also: the Euclid telescope took extraordinary photos of the Milky Way. Finally, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's upcoming wedding is getting both Swifties and…

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This is the largest and most detailed image of our Milky Way — with over 60 million stars and 50 exoplanet systems

The ESA's dark universe detective spacecraft Euclid, has studied the heart of the Milky Way, creating the largest and most detailed photo of this region ever made.

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60 million stars: Euclid space telescope snaps the most detailed photo of the Milky Way ever taken

Planet hunters and stargazers will both benefit from the Euclid space telescope's newest image, which was released after 26 hours of deep-space observations.

Space

This ball of stars named Terzan 5 may be one of the Milky Way's original building blocks

Terzan 5 is a globular cluster with some unusual properties that have led a team of astronomers to suspect that it is more than meets the eye.

LiveScience

James Webb telescope detects 'galaxy-killing wind' near the dawn of time — and it could preview the death of the Milky Way

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show that ancient galaxies lived fast and died young because of intense, collision-driven winds.

Space

A mysterious gamma-ray stream comes from the Milky Way's center. Could dark matter have something to do with it?

New research has failed to rule out self-annihilating dark matter as the source of a hotly debated gamma-ray emission known as the Galactic Center Excess radiating from the heart of the Milky Way.

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