Milky Way
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The results raise the possibility that the solar system's passages through colder parts of the Milky Way contributed to some long-term climate changes on Earth, potentially including ice ages.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
It may be able to complete an astronomical census of the Milky Way, as well as survey other galaxies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
An international research team, including an astrophysicist from Northwestern University, has identified the first stellar stream of this type ever observed outside the Milky Way.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Astronomers have discovered the fastest star in the Milky Way zooming at 25,000 kilometres a second around the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
At each such division, the number shrinks colossally–yet even with the most conservative inputs the number of advanced civilizations just in the Milky Way always works out to be somewhere in the millions.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
