Ancient stars somehow survived near the center of the Milky Way

Universe Today

The core of our Milky Way attracts astronomers’ attention like moths to a flame. That’s because there’s a lot to do there. Not only is there a supermassive black hole, but also populations of very ancient stars teeming at the center. Most of them date back to at least the formation of the Galaxy. Astronomers … Read more

Revolutionary image of the Milky Way captured with the “lens” of the Antarctic neutrino

IceCube neutrino observatory

An artist composition of the Milky Way seen through a neutrino lens (blue). | Credits: IceCube Collaboration/US National Science Foundation (NSF) (Lily Le and Shawn Johnson)/ESO (S. Brunier). The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has produced an image of the Milky Way using neutrinos. The groundbreaking image is the first of its kind and provides critical evidence … Read more