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Only 100 years ago the Milky Way was visible from central Paris. Here’s how we can get the night sky back

Light pollution is the culprit of this loss. But it is a relatively recent problem. In fact, roughly a century ago, the skies above some of even the biggest cities in the world were still dark enough to see the gaseous clouds of the Milky Way and the infinite specks of flickering light shining in the farthest reaches of the universe.

10 August 2024, 09:16 IST

Only 100 years ago the Milky Way was visible from central Paris. Here’s how we can get the night sky back

Only 100 years ago the Milky Way was visible from central Paris. Here’s how we can get the night sky back

Only 100 years ago the Milky Way was visible from central Paris. Here’s how we can get the night sky back

10 August 2024, 09:16 IST

Supermassive black holes have masses of more than a million suns – but their growth has slowed as the universe has aged

These giants usually live in the centers of galaxies. Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, contains a supermassive black hole in its heart as well.

13 July 2024, 07:18 IST

Supermassive black holes have masses of more than a million suns – but their growth has slowed as the universe has aged

Supermassive black holes have masses of more than a million suns – but their growth has slowed as the universe has aged

Supermassive black holes have masses of more than a million suns – but their growth has slowed as the universe has aged

13 July 2024, 07:18 IST

Scientists identify earliest building blocks of Milky Way galaxy, name them Shakti, Shiva

The researchers found that the 'like-minded' stars forming Shakti and Shiva, and coming from two different galaxies, had a higher angular momentum compared to the stars at the heart of the Milky Way.

22 March 2024, 11:46 IST

Scientists identify earliest building blocks of Milky Way galaxy, name them Shakti, Shiva

Scientists identify earliest building blocks of Milky Way galaxy, name them Shakti, Shiva

Scientists identify earliest building blocks of Milky Way galaxy, name them Shakti, Shiva

22 March 2024, 11:46 IST

The Milky Way may be missing a trillion suns' worth of mass

Several independent groups have reported oddly sluggish orbits of stars along the Milky Way’s outer rim. One possible explanation for this is that our galaxy is extraordinarily deficient in dark matter, or another is that our core conceptions about dark matter are somehow deeply flawed.

11 October 2023, 14:30 IST

The Milky Way may be missing a trillion suns' worth of mass

The Milky Way may be missing a trillion suns' worth of mass

The Milky Way may be missing a trillion suns' worth of mass

11 October 2023, 14:30 IST

NASA's Voyager 2 out of contact but not lost in space

Engineers on the ground sent an incorrect command to the spacecraft July 21 that knocked its antenna 2 degrees away from the Earth.

02 August 2023, 03:53 IST

NASA’s Voyager 2 is out of contact but not lost in space

NASA’s Voyager 2 is out of contact but not lost in space

NASA's Voyager 2 out of contact but not lost in space

02 August 2023, 03:53 IST

First ever 'ghost particle' view of Milky Way captured

The neutrinos are thought to be produced, in part, by high-energy, charged particles called cosmic rays colliding with other matter.

01 July 2023, 10:21 IST

First ever view of Milky Way captured through lens of neutrino particles

First ever view of Milky Way captured through lens of neutrino particles

First ever 'ghost particle' view of Milky Way captured

01 July 2023, 10:21 IST

James Webb telescope rewrites understanding of galaxies

Astronomers said data obtained by the telescope reveals what appear to be six big galaxies as mature as Milky Way

22 February 2023, 17:35 IST

Galaxies spotted by Webb telescope rewrite understanding of early universe

Galaxies spotted by Webb telescope rewrite understanding of early universe

James Webb telescope rewrites understanding of galaxies

22 February 2023, 17:35 IST

Milky Way's arms may have carved earth's continents

Although the study covers the scale of the Milky Way, the work began by analyzing miniscule crystals only 100 microns wide

30 September 2022, 12:24 IST

The Milky Way's spiral arms may have carved earth's continents

The Milky Way's spiral arms may have carved earth's continents

Milky Way's arms may have carved earth's continents

30 September 2022, 12:24 IST

Milky Way's secrets revealed by massive space probe map

Some of the map's new insights are close to home, such as a catalogue of more than 156,000 asteroids in our Solar System

13 June 2022, 10:42 IST

Milky Way's secrets revealed by massive space probe map

Milky Way's secrets revealed by massive space probe map

Milky Way's secrets revealed by massive space probe map

13 June 2022, 10:42 IST

First image of black hole at Milky Way's centre is here

Black holes are regions of space where the pull of gravity is so intense that nothing can escape, including light

12 May 2022, 13:54 IST

Astronomers reveal first image of black hole at Milky Way's centre

Astronomers reveal first image of black hole at Milky Way's centre

First image of black hole at Milky Way's centre is here

12 May 2022, 13:54 IST